Across 176 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Kuwait (3,850.5 %) and the lowest in Republic of the Congo (0.0 %).
The median country is at 10.7 %: 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stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements.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…
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) ·
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