Level of water stress in Lebanon

Freshwater withdrawals in Lebanon were equal to 58.8% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Lebanon, 2022 58.8% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 58.8%
Position in 2022 30th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Lebanon 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 Lebanon
2022 58.8%
2021 58.8%
2020 58.8%
2019 58.8%
2018 58.8%
2017 58.8%
2016 58.8%
2015 58.8%
2014 56.5%
2013 54.1%
2012 51.8%
2011 49.5%
2010 47.2%
2009 44.9%
2008 42.5%
2007 40.2%
2006 37.9%
2005 35.6%
2004 37.9%
2003 38.7%
2002 39.5%
2001 40.3%
2000 41.1%
1999 45.7%
1998 44.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 51.8%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Lebanon has the 30th 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 Lebanon
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