Level of water stress in Cuba

Freshwater withdrawals in Cuba were equal to 23.9% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1995 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Cuba, 2022 23.9% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 23.9%
Position in 2022 61st of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Cuba 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 Cuba
2022 23.9%
2021 23.9%
2020 23.9%
2019 23.9%
2018 23.9%
2017 23.9%
2016 23.9%
2015 23.9%
2014 23.9%
2013 23.9%
2012 22.9%
2011 21.8%
2010 20.7%
2009 20.8%
2008 19.7%
2007 17.0%
2006 18.1%
2005 18.1%
2004 18.1%
2003 18.1%
2002 18.0%
2001 18.0%
2000 18.0%
1999 18.0%
1998 18.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 22.9%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Cuba has the 61st 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
1995 to 2022 for Cuba
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