Level of water stress in India
Freshwater withdrawals in India were equal to 66.5% of available resources in 2022.
India, 2022
66.5%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
29.8%
Position in 2022
26th of 176
Level of water stress in India over time
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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 | India |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 66.5% |
| 2021 | 66.5% |
| 2020 | 66.5% |
| 2019 | 66.5% |
| 2018 | 66.5% |
| 2017 | 66.5% |
| 2016 | 66.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5% |
| 2014 | 66.5% |
| 2013 | 66.5% |
| 2012 | 66.5% |
| 2011 | 66.5% |
| 2010 | 66.5% |
| 2009 | 66.1% |
| 2008 | 65.7% |
| 2007 | 65.3% |
| 2006 | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 64.6% |
| 2004 | 64.2% |
| 2003 | 67.3% |
| 2002 | 65.8% |
| 2001 | 64.2% |
| 2000 | 62.7% |
| 1999 | 61.5% |
| 1998 | 60.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 66.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, India has the 26th highest value.