Level of water stress in Czechia
Freshwater withdrawals in Czechia were equal to 22.0% of available resources in 2022.
Czechia, 2022
22.0%
Change from 2021
+1.5percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
13.0%
Position in 2022
64th of 176
Level of water stress in Czechia over time
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Czechia
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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 | Czechia |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 22.0% |
| 2021 | 20.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8% |
| 2019 | 22.9% |
| 2018 | 24.2% |
| 2017 | 24.8% |
| 2016 | 24.9% |
| 2015 | 24.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% |
| 2013 | 25.1% |
| 2012 | 28.0% |
| 2011 | 28.7% |
| 2010 | 29.7% |
| 2009 | 29.6% |
| 2008 | 30.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% |
| 2006 | 29.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% |
| 2004 | 29.4% |
| 2003 | 29.2% |
| 2002 | 29.0% |
| 2001 | 30.8% |
| 2000 | 32.6% |
| 1999 | 34.3% |
| 1998 | 36.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.5 percentage points from 20.5% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 28.0%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Czechia has the 64th highest value.
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