Level of water stress in Kenya
Freshwater withdrawals in Kenya were equal to 33.2% of available resources in 2022.
Kenya, 2022
33.2%
Change from 2021
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Position in 2022
49th of 176
Level of water stress in Kenya 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 | Kenya |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 33.2% |
| 2021 | 33.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% |
| 2019 | 33.2% |
| 2018 | 33.2% |
| 2017 | 33.2% |
| 2016 | 33.2% |
| 2015 | 26.5% |
| 2014 | 26.5% |
| 2013 | 26.5% |
| 2012 | 26.5% |
| 2011 | 26.5% |
| 2010 | 26.5% |
| 2009 | 25.5% |
| 2008 | 24.4% |
| 2007 | 23.4% |
| 2006 | 22.3% |
| 2005 | 21.2% |
| 2004 | 20.2% |
| 2003 | 19.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% |
| 2001 | 14.9% |
| 2000 | 12.9% |
| 1999 | 13.3% |
| 1998 | 13.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 26.5%, the figure has changed by +6.7 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Kenya has the 49th highest value.