Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Middle East & North Africa

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Middle East & North Africa in 2022 — 148.29%. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 79.39 pp.

2022 148.29% −1.24 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 154.11%2017
Period minimum 68.9%1975

Trend over time

1975–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Middle East & North Africa, 1975–2022507510012515017519751980198519901995200020052010201520201975: 68.9%1976: 70.21%1977: 71.53%1978: 72.84%1979: 74.16%1980: 75.83%1981: 77.26%1982: 78.7%1983: 80.13%1984: 81.56%1985: 82.99%1986: 84.46%1987: 85.91%1988: 87.38%1989: 88.84%1990: 90.67%1991: 92.98%1992: 101.38%1993: 103.56%1994: 108.78%1995: 113.71%1996: 116.54%1997: 119.47%1998: 122.41%1999: 125.04%2000: 122.88%2001: 124.28%2002: 125.85%2003: 125.49%2004: 125.8%2005: 126.06%2006: 126.44%2007: 126.23%2008: 126%2009: 125.77%2010: 125.55%2011: 123.87%2012: 123.47%2013: 123.17%2014: 145.82%2015: 145.47%2016: 147.33%2017: 154.11%2018: 149.37%2019: 151.7%2020: 152.1%2021: 149.53%2022: 148.29%
Change over the period: +79.39 pp Annual average: 1.69 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 148.29%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 148.29 −1.24 pp
2021 149.53 −2.57 pp
2020 152.1 +0.4 pp
2019 151.7 +2.33 pp
2018 149.37 −4.74 pp
2017 154.11 +6.78 pp
2016 147.33 +1.86 pp
2015 145.47 −0.35 pp
2014 145.82 +22.65 pp
2013 123.17 −0.3 pp
2012 123.47 −0.4 pp
2011 123.87 −1.69 pp
2010 125.55 −0.22 pp
2009 125.77 −0.23 pp
2008 126 −0.22 pp
2007 126.23 −0.22 pp
2006 126.44 +0.38 pp
2005 126.06 +0.26 pp
2004 125.8 +0.31 pp
2003 125.49 −0.36 pp
2002 125.85 +1.57 pp
2001 124.28 +1.39 pp
2000 122.88 −2.16 pp
1999 125.04 +2.62 pp
1998 122.41 +2.94 pp
1997 119.47 +2.94 pp
1996 116.54 +2.83 pp
1995 113.71 +4.92 pp
1994 108.78 +5.23 pp
1993 103.56 +2.18 pp
1992 101.38 +8.39 pp
1991 92.98 +2.32 pp
1990 90.67 +1.82 pp
1989 88.84 +1.46 pp
1988 87.38 +1.46 pp
1987 85.91 +1.45 pp
1986 84.46 +1.47 pp
1985 82.99 +1.43 pp
1984 81.56 +1.43 pp
1983 80.13 +1.43 pp
1982 78.7 +1.44 pp
1981 77.26 +1.43 pp
1980 75.83 +1.67 pp
1979 74.16 +1.32 pp
1978 72.84 +1.32 pp
1977 71.53 +1.32 pp
1976 70.21 +1.32 pp
1975 68.9

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.