Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Kenya

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Kenya in 2022 — 19.48%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 175. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.58 pp.

2022 19.48% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 118of 175
Period maximum 19.48%2016
Period minimum 7.54%2000

Trend over time

1990–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Kenya, 1990–202251015201990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 9.9%1991: 9.66%1992: 9.43%1993: 9.19%1994: 8.95%1995: 8.72%1996: 8.48%1997: 8.24%1998: 8.01%1999: 7.77%2000: 7.54%2001: 8.76%2002: 9.98%2003: 11.21%2004: 11.83%2005: 12.45%2006: 13.07%2007: 13.69%2008: 14.31%2009: 14.93%2010: 15.55%2011: 15.55%2012: 15.55%2013: 15.55%2014: 15.55%2015: 15.56%2016: 19.48%2017: 19.48%2018: 19.48%2019: 19.48%2020: 19.48%2021: 19.48%2022: 19.48%
Change over the period: +9.58 pp Annual average: 0.3 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Kenya 19.48%
World 9.01%
Eastern Africa computed 5.66%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Kenya, by year Kenya All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 19.48 +0 pp
2021 19.48 +0 pp
2020 19.48 +0 pp
2019 19.48 +0 pp
2018 19.48 +0 pp
2017 19.48 +0 pp
2016 19.48 +3.92 pp
2015 15.56 +0 pp
2014 15.55 +0 pp
2013 15.55 +0 pp
2012 15.55 +0 pp
2011 15.55 +0 pp
2010 15.55 +0.62 pp
2009 14.93 +0.62 pp
2008 14.31 +0.62 pp
2007 13.69 +0.62 pp
2006 13.07 +0.62 pp
2005 12.45 +0.62 pp
2004 11.83 +0.62 pp
2003 11.21 +1.22 pp
2002 9.98 +1.22 pp
2001 8.76 +1.22 pp
2000 7.54 −0.24 pp
1999 7.77 −0.24 pp
1998 8.01 −0.24 pp
1997 8.24 −0.24 pp
1996 8.48 −0.24 pp
1995 8.72 −0.24 pp
1994 8.95 −0.24 pp
1993 9.19 −0.24 pp
1992 9.43 −0.24 pp
1991 9.66 −0.24 pp
1990 9.9

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.