Level of water stress in Guinea-Bissau

Freshwater withdrawals in Guinea-Bissau were equal to 1.5% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1991 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Guinea-Bissau, 2022 1.5% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 1.5%
Position in 2022 156th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Guinea-Bissau over time

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Guinea-Bissau

% 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 Guinea-Bissau
2022 1.5%
2021 1.5%
2020 1.5%
2019 1.5%
2018 1.5%
2017 1.5%
2016 1.5%
2015 1.5%
2014 1.5%
2013 1.5%
2012 1.5%
2011 1.5%
2010 1.5%
2009 1.5%
2008 1.5%
2007 1.5%
2006 1.5%
2005 1.5%
2004 1.5%
2003 1.5%
2002 1.5%
2001 1.5%
2000 1.5%
1999 1.5%
1998 1.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 1.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Guinea-Bissau has the 156th highest value.

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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
1991 to 2022 for Guinea-Bissau
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