Level of water stress in Libya

Freshwater withdrawals in Libya were equal to 817.1% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Libya, 2022 817.1% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 817.1%
Position in 2022 4th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Libya 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 Libya
2022 817.1%
2021 817.1%
2020 817.1%
2019 817.1%
2018 817.1%
2017 817.1%
2016 817.1%
2015 817.1%
2014 817.1%
2013 817.1%
2012 817.1%
2011 800.1%
2010 783.1%
2009 766.1%
2008 749.1%
2007 732.1%
2006 715.1%
2005 698.1%
2004 681.5%
2003 665.0%
2002 648.5%
2001 632.0%
2000 615.4%
1999 621.9%
1998 628.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 817.1%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Libya has the 4th 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 Libya
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