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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%) - No breakdown

% · higher is better · 178 countries

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  1. 1Kuwait3,850.5%
  2. 2United Arab Emirates1,509.9%
  3. 3Saudi Arabia974.2%
  4. 4Libya817.1%
  5. 5Qatar431%
  6. 6Yemen, Rep.169.8%
  7. 7Algeria144.8%
  8. 8Egypt, Arab Rep.141.2%
  9. 9Turkmenistan135.2%
  10. 10Bahrain133.7%
  11. 11Israel129.7%
  12. 12Syrian Arab Republic124.4%
  13. 13Uzbekistan121.8%
  14. 14Sudan118.7%
  15. 15Oman116.7%
  16. 16Pakistan110%
  17. 17Jordan105.2%
  18. 18Tunisia98.1%
  19. 19Sri Lanka90.8%
  20. 20Barbados87.5%
  21. 21Korea, Rep.85.2%
  22. 22Iran, Islamic Rep.81.3%
  23. 23Eswatini77.6%
  24. 24Malta72.6%
  25. 25Tajikistan69.9%
  26. 26South Africa67.6%
  27. 27India66.5%
  28. 28Armenia62%
  29. 29Cabo Verde59.7%
  30. 30Iraq59.6%
  31. 31Lebanon58.8%
  32. 32Azerbaijan57.5%
  33. 33Afghanistan54.8%
  34. 34North Macedonia52.6%
  35. 35Belgium51.9%
  36. 36St. Kitts and Nevis50.8%
  37. 37Morocco50.8%
  38. 38Kyrgyz Republic50%
  39. 39West Bank and Gaza48.1%
  40. 40Zimbabwe46.1%
  41. 41Mexico45%
  42. 42Turkiye44.1%
  43. 43Spain43.3%
  44. 44China41.5%
  45. 45Bulgaria40.2%
  46. 46Dominican Republic39.6%
  47. 47Japan36.6%
  48. 48Germany35.4%
  49. 49Kazakhstan34.6%
  50. 50Singapore33.3%
  51. 51Kenya33.2%
  52. 52Poland32.5%
  53. 53Ethiopia32.3%
  54. 54Cyprus30.5%
  55. 55Italy29.8%
  56. 56Indonesia29.7%
  57. 57Timor-Leste28.3%
  58. 58United States28.2%
  59. 59Philippines27.8%
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.27.7%
  61. 61Denmark25.3%
  62. 62Somalia, Fed. Rep.24.5%
  63. 63Cuba23.9%
  64. 64Thailand23%
  65. 65Mauritius23%
  66. 66Czechia22%
  67. 67France21.4%
  68. 68Greece20.3%
  69. 68Trinidad and Tobago20.3%
  70. 69Rwanda20.2%
  71. 70Puerto Rico (US)19.5%
  72. 71Viet Nam18.1%
  73. 72Malawi17.5%
  74. 73Netherlands16.7%
  75. 74Senegal16.3%
  76. 75Maldives15.7%
  77. 76United Kingdom14.4%
  78. 77St. Lucia14.3%
  79. 78Haiti13.4%
  80. 79Mauritania13.3%
  81. 80Estonia13.1%
  82. 81Tanzania13%
  83. 82Moldova12.6%
  84. 83Jamaica12.4%
  85. 84Portugal12.3%
  86. 85El Salvador12.1%
  87. 86Uruguay12.1%
  88. 87Madagascar11.3%
  89. 88Eritrea11.2%
  90. 89Niger11%
  91. 90Argentina10.5%
  92. 91Burundi10.2%
  93. 92Dominica10%
  94. 93Nigeria9.7%
  95. 94Chile9%
  96. 95Austria8.7%
  97. 96Antigua and Barbuda8.5%
  98. 97Nepal8.3%
  99. 98Hungary8.1%
  100. 99Ireland8.1%
  101. 99New Zealand8.1%
  102. 100Mali8%
  103. 101St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.9%
  104. 102Burkina Faso7.8%
  105. 103Romania7.6%
  106. 104Venezuela, RB7.5%
  107. 105Finland7.1%
  108. 106Grenada7.1%
  109. 107Ecuador6.8%
  110. 108Switzerland6.5%
  111. 109Djibouti6.3%
  112. 110Ghana6.3%
  113. 111Ukraine6.3%
  114. 112Costa Rica5.9%
  115. 113Uganda5.8%
  116. 114Myanmar5.8%
  117. 115Guatemala5.7%
  118. 115Serbia5.7%
  119. 116Bangladesh5.7%
  120. 117Slovenia5.6%
  121. 118Cote d'Ivoire5.1%
  122. 119Peru4.8%
  123. 120Lao PDR4.8%
  124. 121Australia4.7%
  125. 122Belarus4.7%
  126. 123Honduras4.6%
  127. 124Chad4.3%
  128. 125Bermuda4.2%
  129. 126South Sudan4.2%
  130. 127Georgia4.2%
  131. 128Russian Federation4.1%
  132. 129Luxembourg4%
  133. 130Suriname4%
  134. 131Canada3.7%
  135. 132Colombia3.6%
  136. 133Sweden3.6%
  137. 134Brunei Darussalam3.5%
  138. 135Malaysia3.4%
  139. 136Mongolia3.4%
  140. 137Togo3.4%
  141. 138Guyana3.3%
  142. 139Zambia2.8%
  143. 140Lesotho2.6%
  144. 141Slovak Republic2.4%
  145. 142Botswana2.2%
  146. 143Nicaragua2.2%
  147. 144Gambia, The2.2%
  148. 145Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1%
  149. 146Norway2%
  150. 147Sao Tome and Principe1.9%
  151. 148Angola1.9%
  152. 149Paraguay1.8%
  153. 150Lithuania1.8%
  154. 151Mozambique1.8%
  155. 152Cameroon1.6%
  156. 153Croatia1.5%
  157. 154Guinea-Bissau1.5%
  158. 154Brazil1.5%
  159. 155Bhutan1.4%
  160. 156Guinea1.4%
  161. 157Belize1.3%
  162. 158Cambodia1%
  163. 159Latvia1%
  164. 160Benin0.98%
  165. 161Panama0.9%
  166. 162Comoros0.83%
  167. 163Gabon0.5%
  168. 163Sierra Leone0.5%
  169. 164Iceland0.39%
  170. 165Central African Republic0.34%
  171. 166Namibia0.31%
  172. 167Fiji0.3%
  173. 168Liberia0.26%
  174. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.0.23%
  175. 170Bolivia0.2%
  176. 171Equatorial Guinea0.18%
  177. 172Papua New Guinea0.13%
  178. 173Congo, Rep.0.03%

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%) - No breakdown