Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Palestine

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Palestine in 2021 — 41.23%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 177. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 6.63 pp.

2021 41.23% −2.17 pp vs 2020
World rank 140of 177
Period maximum 50.25%2005
Period minimum 32.87%2011

Trend over time

2000–2021 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Palestine, 2000–2021303540455055200020032006200920122015201820212000: 34.6%2001: 33.31%2002: 39.86%2003: 41.98%2004: 46.9%2005: 50.25%2006: 48.58%2007: 46.5%2008: 44.42%2009: 42.34%2010: 33.35%2011: 32.87%2012: 36.03%2013: 37.24%2014: 33.81%2015: 35.86%2016: 34.56%2017: 35.47%2018: 36.91%2019: 40.59%2020: 43.4%2021: 41.23%
Change over the period: +6.63 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Palestine 41.23%
World 9%
Western Asia computed 47.27%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Palestine, by year Palestine All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 41.23 −2.17 pp
2020 43.4 +2.81 pp
2019 40.59 +3.68 pp
2018 36.91 +1.44 pp
2017 35.47 +0.91 pp
2016 34.56 −1.31 pp
2015 35.86 +2.06 pp
2014 33.81 −3.44 pp
2013 37.24 +1.21 pp
2012 36.03 +3.17 pp
2011 32.87 −0.48 pp
2010 33.35 −8.99 pp
2009 42.34 −2.08 pp
2008 44.42 −2.08 pp
2007 46.5 −2.08 pp
2006 48.58 −1.66 pp
2005 50.25 +3.35 pp
2004 46.9 +4.91 pp
2003 41.98 +2.13 pp
2002 39.86 +6.55 pp
2001 33.31 −1.3 pp
2000 34.6

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.