Level of water stress in Japan
Freshwater withdrawals in Japan were equal to 36.6% of available resources in 2022.
Japan, 2022
36.6%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
45th of 176
Level of water stress in Japan 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.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 36.6% |
| 2021 | 36.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% |
| 2019 | 36.0% |
| 2018 | 36.4% |
| 2017 | 36.5% |
| 2016 | 36.6% |
| 2015 | 36.7% |
| 2014 | 36.8% |
| 2013 | 36.9% |
| 2012 | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 37.1% |
| 2010 | 37.2% |
| 2009 | 37.3% |
| 2008 | 37.7% |
| 2007 | 38.0% |
| 2006 | 38.2% |
| 2005 | 38.4% |
| 2004 | 38.5% |
| 2003 | 38.7% |
| 2002 | 38.8% |
| 2001 | 40.2% |
| 2000 | 41.6% |
| 1999 | 41.4% |
| 1998 | 41.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 37.0%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Japan has the 45th highest value.