Level of water stress in Afghanistan

Freshwater withdrawals in Afghanistan were equal to 54.8% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Afghanistan, 2022 54.8% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 54.8%
Position in 2022 32nd of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Afghanistan over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 1998 to 2022
Period Afghanistan
2022 54.8%
2021 54.8%
2020 54.8%
2019 54.8%
2018 54.8%
2017 54.8%
2016 54.8%
2015 54.8%
2014 54.8%
2013 54.8%
2012 54.8%
2011 54.8%
2010 54.8%
2009 54.8%
2008 54.8%
2007 54.8%
2006 54.8%
2005 54.8%
2004 54.8%
2003 54.8%
2002 54.8%
2001 54.8%
2000 54.8%
1999 54.8%
1998 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 54.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Afghanistan has the 32nd highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1975 to 2022 for Afghanistan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT