Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Gambia

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in the Gambia in 2022 — 3.39%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 175. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 2.72 pp.

2022 3.39% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 61of 175
Period maximum 3.39%2005
Period minimum 0.67%1982

Trend over time

1982–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Gambia, 1982–202201234198219861990199419982002200620102014201820221982: 0.67%1983: 0.8%1984: 0.93%1985: 1.07%1986: 1.2%1987: 1.33%1988: 1.46%1989: 1.6%1990: 1.73%1991: 1.86%1992: 2%1993: 2.13%1994: 2.26%1995: 2.39%1996: 2.53%1997: 2.66%1998: 2.79%1999: 2.93%2000: 3.02%2001: 3.09%2002: 3.16%2003: 3.24%2004: 3.31%2005: 3.39%2006: 3.39%2007: 3.39%2008: 3.39%2009: 3.39%2010: 3.39%2011: 3.39%2012: 3.39%2013: 3.39%2014: 3.39%2015: 3.39%2016: 3.39%2017: 3.39%2018: 3.39%2019: 3.39%2020: 3.39%2021: 3.39%2022: 3.39%
Change over the period: +2.72 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 3.39%
World 9.01%
Western Africa computed 2.85%
Low-income countries computed 5.1%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 3.39 +0 pp
2021 3.39 +0 pp
2020 3.39 +0 pp
2019 3.39 +0 pp
2018 3.39 +0 pp
2017 3.39 +0 pp
2016 3.39 +0 pp
2015 3.39 +0 pp
2014 3.39 +0 pp
2013 3.39 +0 pp
2012 3.39 +0 pp
2011 3.39 +0 pp
2010 3.39 +0 pp
2009 3.39 +0 pp
2008 3.39 +0 pp
2007 3.39 +0 pp
2006 3.39 +0 pp
2005 3.39 +0.07 pp
2004 3.31 +0.07 pp
2003 3.24 +0.07 pp
2002 3.16 +0.07 pp
2001 3.09 +0.07 pp
2000 3.02 +0.09 pp
1999 2.93 +0.13 pp
1998 2.79 +0.13 pp
1997 2.66 +0.13 pp
1996 2.53 +0.13 pp
1995 2.39 +0.13 pp
1994 2.26 +0.13 pp
1993 2.13 +0.13 pp
1992 2 +0.13 pp
1991 1.86 +0.13 pp
1990 1.73 +0.13 pp
1989 1.6 +0.13 pp
1988 1.46 +0.13 pp
1987 1.33 +0.13 pp
1986 1.2 +0.13 pp
1985 1.07 +0.13 pp
1984 0.93 +0.13 pp
1983 0.8 +0.13 pp
1982 0.67

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.