Level of water stress in Armenia

Freshwater withdrawals in Armenia were equal to 62.0% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2016.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1993 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Armenia, 2022 62.0% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 +2.1percentage points 2021: 59.9%
Position in 2022 27th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Armenia 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 Armenia
2022 62.0%
2021 59.9%
2020 57.1%
2019 57.8%
2018 54.8%
2017 57.9%
2016 64.2%
2015 66.0%
2014 57.7%
2013 59.6%
2012 59.3%
2011 49.2%
2010 42.9%
2009 49.7%
2008 58.0%
2007 60.8%
2006 57.0%
2005 55.9%
2004 50.5%
2003 39.9%
2002 35.0%
2001 34.8%
2000 37.7%
1999 39.7%
1998 40.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 59.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 59.3%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Armenia has the 27th highest value.

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
1993 to 2022 for Armenia
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