Level of water stress in Iran

Freshwater withdrawals in Iran were equal to 81.3% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Iran, 2022 81.3% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 81.3%
Position in 2022 21st of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Iran 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 Iran
2022 81.3%
2021 81.3%
2020 81.3%
2019 81.3%
2018 81.3%
2017 81.3%
2016 81.3%
2015 81.3%
2014 81.3%
2013 81.3%
2012 81.3%
2011 81.3%
2010 81.3%
2009 81.3%
2008 81.3%
2007 81.3%
2006 81.3%
2005 81.3%
2004 81.3%
2003 80.4%
2002 79.4%
2001 78.4%
2000 77.4%
1999 76.4%
1998 75.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 81.3%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Iran has the 21st 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
1975 to 2022 for Iran
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