Level of water stress in Lithuania
Freshwater withdrawals in Lithuania were equal to 2.2% of available resources in 2022.
Lithuania, 2022
2.2%
Change from 2021
−0.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
13.0%
Position in 2022
146th of 176
Level of water stress in Lithuania over time
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Lithuania
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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 | Lithuania |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% |
| 2016 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.2% |
| 2012 | 3.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% |
| 2010 | 7.5% |
| 2009 | 10.4% |
| 2008 | 13.4% |
| 2007 | 16.3% |
| 2006 | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 17.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% |
| 2003 | 18.5% |
| 2002 | 19.2% |
| 2001 | 20.0% |
| 2000 | 21.9% |
| 1999 | 23.8% |
| 1998 | 25.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 2.6% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3.9%, the figure has changed by −1.7 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Lithuania has the 146th highest value.
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