Level of water stress (freshwater withdrawal of available resources) in Africa

53 countries in Africa, 2022. Unit: % of available freshwater. World ranking →

First in the ranking
0.0 %
Republic of the Congo
Median country
6.3 %
half above, half below
Range
0.0 to 817.1
Republic of the Congo - Libya

How to read it

Across 53 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Libya (817.1 %) and the lowest in Republic of the Congo (0.0 %).

The median country is at 6.3 %: half are above, half below.

The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This…

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Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri… · via World Bank WDI (ER.H2O.FWST.ZS) · licence

Water stress over time

%

Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Republic of the Congo0.0
2Equatorial Guinea0.2
3Democratic Republic of the Congo0.2
4Liberia0.3
5Namibia0.3
6Central African Republic0.3
7Sierra Leone0.5
8Gabon0.5
9Comoros0.8
10Benin1.0
11Guinea1.4
12Guinea-Bissau1.5
13Cameroon1.6
14Mozambique1.8
15Angola1.9
16São Tomé and Principe1.9
17The Gambia2.2
18Botswana2.2
19Lesotho2.6
20Zambia2.8
21Togo3.4
22South Sudan4.2
23Chad4.3
24Côte d'Ivoire5.1
25Uganda5.8
26Ghana6.3
27Djibouti6.3
28Burkina Faso7.8
29Mali8.0
30Nigeria9.7
31Burundi10.2
32Niger11.0
33Eritrea11.2
34Madagascar11.3
35Tanzania13.0
36Mauritania13.2
37Senegal16.3
38Malawi17.5
39Rwanda20.2
40Mauritius23.0
41Somalia24.5
42Ethiopia32.3
43Kenya33.2
44Zimbabwe46.1
45Morocco50.8
46Cabo Verde59.7
47South Africa67.6
48Eswatini77.6
49Tunisia98.1
50Sudan118.7
51Egypt141.2
52Algeria144.8
53Libya817.1
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