Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 — 3.41%. Since 1988, the indicator has risen by 1.96 pp.
1988–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.41 | +0.01 pp |
| 2021 | 3.41 | +0.01 pp |
| 2020 | 3.39 | +0.03 pp |
| 2019 | 3.36 | +0.03 pp |
| 2018 | 3.34 | +0.05 pp |
| 2017 | 3.28 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 3.28 | +0.04 pp |
| 2015 | 3.24 | +0.07 pp |
| 2014 | 3.17 | +0.07 pp |
| 2013 | 3.1 | −0.02 pp |
| 2012 | 3.12 | +0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 2.41 | +0.01 pp |
| 2010 | 2.4 | +0.02 pp |
| 2009 | 2.37 | +0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 2.35 | +0.03 pp |
| 2007 | 2.33 | +0.02 pp |
| 2006 | 2.31 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 2.28 | +0.04 pp |
| 2004 | 2.24 | +0.04 pp |
| 2003 | 2.2 | +0.05 pp |
| 2002 | 2.15 | +0.13 pp |
| 2001 | 2.02 | +0.06 pp |
| 2000 | 1.96 | +0.05 pp |
| 1999 | 1.91 | +0.04 pp |
| 1998 | 1.86 | +0.05 pp |
| 1997 | 1.82 | +0.04 pp |
| 1996 | 1.77 | +0.04 pp |
| 1995 | 1.73 | −0.48 pp |
| 1994 | 2.21 | +0.05 pp |
| 1993 | 2.16 | +0.04 pp |
| 1992 | 2.12 | +0.04 pp |
| 1991 | 2.08 | +0.02 pp |
| 1990 | 2.06 | +0.56 pp |
| 1989 | 1.5 | +0.05 pp |
| 1988 | 1.46 | — |
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.
How much water a country withdraws in a year for agriculture, industry and households.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
Environment Water resources per capitaHow many cubic meters of a country's own water are available per resident each year.