Level of water stress in Australia
Freshwater withdrawals in Australia were equal to 4.7% of available resources in 2022.
Australia, 2022
4.7%
Change from 2021
+0.2percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
123rd of 176
Level of water stress in Australia 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.
| Period | Australia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 5.0% |
| 2017 | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 3.7% |
| 2014 | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% |
| 2012 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 5.3% |
| 2009 | 5.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% |
| 2007 | 6.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% |
| 2005 | 7.5% |
| 2004 | 7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1% |
| 2002 | 8.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% |
| 2000 | 8.7% |
| 1999 | 8.7% |
| 1998 | 8.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 4.4% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 6.4%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Australia has the 123rd highest value.