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Pressure on water resources in the World

71.31 % in 2020

World pressure on water resources was at level of 71.31 % in 2020, up from 71 % previous year.

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Macro Region
Africa 107 timeseries
Asia 42 timeseries
Central America and the Caribbean 40 timeseries
Europe 77 timeseries
Middle East 32 timeseries
North America 37.47 % in 2020 WB
Oceania 8 timeseries
South America 24 timeseries
Southeast Asia 22 timeseries
Country (% in 2020)

Kuwait is the top country by pressure on water resources in the world. As of 2020, pressure on water resources in Kuwait was 3,850.5 %. The top 5 countries also includes the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Qatar.

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Kuwait 3,850.5 FAO + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 1,587.33 FAO + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 974.17 FAO + 1 other
Libya 817.14 FAO + 1 other
Qatar 431.03 FAO + 1 other
Yemen 169.76 FAO + 1 other
Egypt 134.78 FAO + 1 other
Bahrain 133.71 FAO + 1 other
Uzbekistan 120.53 FAO + 1 other
Oman 116.71 FAO + 1 other
Turkmenistan 105.98 FAO + 1 other
Jordan 100.52 FAO + 1 other
Barbados 87.5 FAO + 1 other
Algeria 84.01 FAO + 1 other
Tunisia 83.73 FAO + 1 other
Singapore 83.12 FAO + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic 83.11 FAO + 1 other
Malta 81.86 FAO + 1 other
Pakistan 76.82 FAO + 1 other
Israel 71.69 FAO + 1 other
Sudan 71.26 FAO + 1 other
Iran 67.82 FAO + 1 other
Iraq 63 FAO + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis 50.83 FAO + 1 other
Tajikistan 48.39 FAO + 1 other
Palestine 42.1 FAO + 1 other
Republic of Korea 41.89 FAO + 1 other
Lebanon 40.24 FAO + 1 other
South Africa 39.55 FAO + 1 other
Morocco 36.46 FAO + 1 other
Armenia 36.43 FAO + 1 other
Azerbaijan 36.31 FAO + 1 other
Cyprus 35.26 FAO + 1 other
India 33.88 FAO + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 32.63 FAO + 1 other
Afghanistan 31.05 FAO + 1 other
Dominican Republic 30.37 FAO + 1 other
Turkey 29.08 FAO + 1 other
Spain 26.03 FAO + 1 other
North Macedonia 24.99 FAO + 1 other
Sri Lanka 24.52 FAO + 1 other
Bulgaria 23.83 FAO + 1 other
Eswatini 23.68 FAO + 1 other
Belgium 22.95 FAO + 1 other
Kazakhstan 22.68 FAO + 1 other
Somalia 22.44 FAO + 1 other
Mauritius 22.06 FAO + 1 other
China 20.02 FAO + 1 other
Mexico 19.39 FAO + 1 other
Zimbabwe 18.86 FAO + 1 other
Cuba 18.25 FAO + 1 other
Japan 18.23 FAO + 1 other
Philippines 17.93 FAO + 1 other
Italy 17.59 FAO + 1 other
Denmark 16.27 FAO + 1 other
Germany 15.87 FAO + 1 other
Maldives 15.67 FAO + 1 other
Greece 14.8 FAO + 1 other
United States of America 14.48 FAO + 1 other
Poland 14.33 FAO + 1 other
Saint Lucia 14.3 FAO + 1 other
Timor-Leste 14.27 FAO + 1 other
Kenya 13.13 FAO + 1 other
Thailand 13.07 FAO + 1 other
Jamaica 12.47 FAO + 1 other
France 12.45 FAO + 1 other
Puerto Rico 12.32 FAO + 1 other
Mauritania 11.83 FAO + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 11.22 FAO + 1 other
Indonesia 11.03 FAO + 1 other
Czech Republic 10.39 FAO + 1 other
Haiti 10.34 FAO + 1 other
Dominica 10 FAO + 1 other
Viet Nam 9.26 FAO + 1 other
Netherlands 9.13 FAO + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 8.76 FAO + 1 other
Ethiopia 8.65 FAO + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda 8.46 FAO + 1 other
Cabo Verde 8.43 FAO + 1 other
Eritrea 7.96 FAO + 1 other
Portugal 7.92 FAO + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7.9 FAO + 1 other
Senegal 7.86 FAO + 1 other
Malawi 7.85 FAO + 1 other
Niger 7.59 FAO + 1 other
Grenada 7.05 FAO + 1 other
Republic of Moldova 6.89 FAO + 1 other
Estonia 6.66 FAO + 1 other
Seychelles 6.57 WB
Djibouti 6.33 FAO + 1 other
Burkina Faso 6.06 FAO + 1 other
United Kingdom 5.73 FAO + 1 other
Ukraine 5.4 FAO + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania 5.38 FAO + 1 other
Rwanda 4.59 FAO + 1 other
Nepal 4.52 FAO + 1 other
Hungary 4.49 FAO + 1 other
Austria 4.49 FAO + 1 other
Nigeria 4.36 FAO + 1 other
Mali 4.32 FAO + 1 other
Argentina 4.3 FAO + 1 other
Madagascar 3.99 FAO + 1 other
Chile 3.83 FAO + 1 other
Serbia 3.28 FAO + 1 other
Switzerland 3.19 FAO + 1 other
Slovenia 3.15 FAO + 1 other
Romania 3.03 FAO + 1 other
New Zealand 3.02 FAO + 1 other
Ireland 2.96 FAO + 1 other
Bangladesh 2.92 FAO + 1 other
Myanmar 2.85 FAO + 1 other
Costa Rica 2.78 FAO + 1 other
Finland 2.73 FAO + 1 other
Georgia 2.61 FAO + 1 other
Albania 2.6 FAO + 1 other
Guatemala 2.6 FAO + 1 other
Ghana 2.58 FAO + 1 other
Belarus 2.29 FAO + 1 other
Ecuador 2.24 FAO + 1 other
Burundi 2.23 FAO + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 2.2 FAO + 1 other
Uruguay 2.13 FAO + 1 other
Peru 2.05 FAO + 1 other
Chad 1.92 FAO + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe 1.88 FAO + 1 other
Botswana 1.8 FAO + 1 other
Australia 1.76 FAO + 1 other
Honduras 1.74 FAO + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.71 FAO + 1 other
Togo 1.52 FAO + 1 other
Zambia 1.5 FAO + 1 other
El Salvador 1.48 FAO + 1 other
Lesotho 1.45 FAO + 1 other
Russian Federation 1.43 FAO + 1 other
Sweden 1.43 FAO + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire 1.38 FAO + 1 other
Luxembourg 1.37 FAO + 1 other
South Sudan 1.33 FAO + 1 other
Mongolia 1.33 FAO + 1 other
Gambia 1.27 FAO + 1 other
Canada 1.25 FAO + 1 other
Colombia 1.23 FAO + 1 other
Malaysia 1.16 FAO + 1 other
Slovakia 1.11 FAO + 1 other
Brunei Darussalam 1.08 FAO + 1 other
Uganda 1.06 FAO + 1 other
Montenegro 1.06 WB
Lithuania 1.04 FAO + 1 other
Panama 0.87 FAO + 1 other
Comoros 0.83 FAO + 1 other
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8 FAO
Brazil 0.78 FAO + 1 other
Nicaragua 0.77 FAO + 1 other
Namibia 0.71 FAO + 1 other
Norway 0.68 FAO + 1 other
Mozambique 0.68 FAO + 1 other
Croatia 0.63 FAO + 1 other
Paraguay 0.62 FAO + 1 other
Suriname 0.62 FAO + 1 other
Guinea Bissau 0.56 FAO + 1 other
Guyana 0.53 FAO + 1 other
Latvia 0.52 FAO + 1 other
Benin 0.49 FAO + 1 other
Angola 0.48 FAO + 1 other
Belize 0.46 FAO + 1 other
Cambodia 0.46 FAO + 1 other
Bhutan 0.43 FAO + 1 other
Guinea 0.39 FAO + 1 other
Cameroon 0.38 FAO + 1 other
Bolivia 0.36 FAO + 1 other
Fiji 0.3 FAO + 1 other
Iceland 0.17 FAO + 1 other
Sierra Leone 0.13 FAO + 1 other
Gabon 0.08 FAO + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea 0.08 FAO + 1 other
Liberia 0.06 FAO + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 FAO + 1 other
Central African Republic 0.05 FAO + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 0.05 FAO + 1 other
Congo 0.01 FAO + 1 other
Monaco 0 WB
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