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Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

· higher is better · 178 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2022
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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. 11Syrian Arab Republic124.4
  12. 12Uzbekistan123
  13. 13Sudan118.7
  14. 14Oman116.7
  15. 15Pakistan110
  16. 16Jordan105.2
  17. 17Tunisia98.1
  18. 18Sri Lanka90.8
  19. 19Barbados87.5
  20. 20Korea, Rep.85.2
  21. 21Iran, Islamic Rep.81.3
  22. 22Eswatini77.6
  23. 23Malta72.6
  24. 24Tajikistan69.9
  25. 25South Africa67.6
  26. 26India66.5
  27. 27Armenia62
  28. 28Cabo Verde59.7
  29. 29Iraq59.6
  30. 30Lebanon58.8
  31. 31Azerbaijan57.5
  32. 32Afghanistan54.8
  33. 33Belgium52.8
  34. 34North Macedonia52.6
  35. 35St. Kitts and Nevis50.8
  36. 36Morocco50.8
  37. 37Kyrgyz Republic50
  38. 38Turkiye47.9
  39. 39Zimbabwe46.1
  40. 40Mexico44.9
  41. 41Spain43.3
  42. 42China41.5
  43. 43Bulgaria40.2
  44. 44Dominican Republic39.6
  45. 45Japan36.6
  46. 46Germany35.4
  47. 47Kazakhstan34.6
  48. 48Singapore33.3
  49. 49Kenya33.2
  50. 50Poland32.5
  51. 51Ethiopia32.3
  52. 52Cyprus30.5
  53. 53Italy29.8
  54. 54Indonesia29.7
  55. 55Timor-Leste28.3
  56. 56United States28.2
  57. 57Philippines27.8
  58. 58Korea, Dem. People's Rep.27.7
  59. 59Denmark25.3
  60. 60Somalia, Fed. Rep.24.5
  61. 61Cuba23.9
  62. 62Thailand23
  63. 63Mauritius23
  64. 64Czechia22
  65. 65France21.4
  66. 66Trinidad and Tobago20.3
  67. 67Greece20.3
  68. 68Rwanda20.2
  69. 69Puerto Rico (US)19.5
  70. 70Viet Nam18.1
  71. 71Malawi17.5
  72. 72Netherlands16.7
  73. 73Senegal16.3
  74. 74Maldives15.7
  75. 75United Kingdom14.4
  76. 76St. Lucia14.3
  77. 77Haiti13.4
  78. 78Mauritania13.2
  79. 79Estonia13
  80. 80Tanzania13
  81. 81Moldova12.6
  82. 82Jamaica12.4
  83. 83Portugal12.3
  84. 84El Salvador12.1
  85. 85Uruguay12.1
  86. 86Madagascar11.3
  87. 87Eritrea11.2
  88. 88Niger11
  89. 89Argentina10.5
  90. 90Burundi10.2
  91. 91Dominica10
  92. 92Nigeria9.7
  93. 93Chile9
  94. 94Austria8.7
  95. 95Antigua and Barbuda8.5
  96. 96Nepal8.3
  97. 97Hungary8.1
  98. 98Ireland8.1
  99. 99New Zealand8
  100. 100Mali8
  101. 101St. Vincent and the Grenadines7.9
  102. 102Burkina Faso7.8
  103. 103Romania7.6
  104. 104Venezuela, RB7.5
  105. 105Finland7.1
  106. 106Grenada7.1
  107. 107Ecuador6.8
  108. 108Switzerland6.5
  109. 109Djibouti6.3
  110. 110Ghana6.3
  111. 111Ukraine6.3
  112. 112Costa Rica5.9
  113. 113Uganda5.8
  114. 114Myanmar5.8
  115. 115Guatemala5.7
  116. 116Serbia5.7
  117. 117Bangladesh5.7
  118. 118Slovenia5.6
  119. 119Cote d'Ivoire5.1
  120. 120Peru4.8
  121. 121Lao PDR4.8
  122. 122Albania4.8
  123. 123Australia4.7
  124. 124Belarus4.7
  125. 125Honduras4.6
  126. 126Chad4.3
  127. 127South Sudan4.2
  128. 128Georgia4.2
  129. 129Russian Federation4.1
  130. 130Luxembourg4
  131. 131Suriname4
  132. 132Canada3.7
  133. 133Colombia3.6
  134. 134Sweden3.6
  135. 135Brunei Darussalam3.5
  136. 136Malaysia3.4
  137. 137Mongolia3.4
  138. 138Togo3.4
  139. 139Guyana3.3
  140. 140Zambia2.8
  141. 141Lesotho2.6
  142. 142Slovak Republic2.4
  143. 143Botswana2.2
  144. 144Nicaragua2.2
  145. 145Gambia, The2.2
  146. 146Lithuania2.2
  147. 147Bosnia and Herzegovina2.1
  148. 148Norway2
  149. 149Sao Tome and Principe1.9
  150. 150Angola1.9
  151. 151Paraguay1.8
  152. 152Mozambique1.8
  153. 153Cameroon1.6
  154. 154Croatia1.5
  155. 155Brazil1.5
  156. 156Guinea-Bissau1.5
  157. 157Bhutan1.4
  158. 158Guinea1.4
  159. 159Belize1.3
  160. 160Cambodia1
  161. 161Latvia1
  162. 162Benin0.98
  163. 163Panama0.9
  164. 164Comoros0.83
  165. 165Gabon0.5
  166. 166Sierra Leone0.5
  167. 167Iceland0.39
  168. 168Central African Republic0.34
  169. 169Namibia0.31
  170. 170Fiji0.3
  171. 171Liberia0.26
  172. 172Congo, Dem. Rep.0.23
  173. 173Bolivia0.2
  174. 174Equatorial Guinea0.18
  175. 175Papua New Guinea0.13
  176. 176Congo, Rep.0.03

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources