Level of water stress in Egypt
Freshwater withdrawals in Egypt were equal to 141.2% of available resources in 2022.
Egypt, 2022
141.2%
Change from 2021
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Position in 2022
8th of 176
Level of water stress in Egypt over time
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Egypt
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Egypt |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 141.2% |
| 2021 | 141.2% |
| 2020 | 141.2% |
| 2019 | 141.2% |
| 2018 | 141.2% |
| 2017 | 141.2% |
| 2016 | 110.5% |
| 2015 | 110.9% |
| 2014 | 110.6% |
| 2013 | 133.0% |
| 2012 | 131.7% |
| 2011 | 130.5% |
| 2010 | 134.4% |
| 2009 | 131.4% |
| 2008 | 128.3% |
| 2007 | 125.3% |
| 2006 | 122.2% |
| 2005 | 119.2% |
| 2004 | 116.1% |
| 2003 | 113.0% |
| 2002 | 110.0% |
| 2001 | 106.9% |
| 2000 | 103.9% |
| 1999 | 119.7% |
| 1998 | 116.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 131.7%, the figure has changed by +9.5 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Egypt has the 8th highest value.