Level of water stress in Iraq
Freshwater withdrawals in Iraq were equal to 59.6% of available resources in 2022.
Iraq, 2022
59.6%
Change from 2021
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Position in 2022
29th of 176
Level of water stress in Iraq over time
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Iraq
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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 | Iraq |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 59.6% |
| 2021 | 59.6% |
| 2020 | 63.3% |
| 2019 | 79.5% |
| 2018 | 47.1% |
| 2017 | 60.5% |
| 2016 | 54.1% |
| 2015 | 49.0% |
| 2014 | 56.2% |
| 2013 | 58.8% |
| 2012 | 61.4% |
| 2011 | 64.0% |
| 2010 | 66.6% |
| 2009 | 69.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% |
| 2007 | 74.4% |
| 2006 | 77.0% |
| 2005 | 79.6% |
| 2004 | 82.3% |
| 2003 | 84.9% |
| 2002 | 87.5% |
| 2001 | 90.1% |
| 2000 | 92.7% |
| 1999 | 89.4% |
| 1998 | 86.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 61.4%, the figure has changed by −1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Iraq has the 29th highest value.