Level of water stress in Malawi

Freshwater withdrawals in Malawi were equal to 17.5% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1994 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Malawi, 2022 17.5% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 17.5%
Position in 2022 71st of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Malawi 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 Malawi
2022 17.5%
2021 17.5%
2020 17.5%
2019 17.5%
2018 17.5%
2017 17.5%
2016 17.5%
2015 17.5%
2014 17.5%
2013 17.5%
2012 17.5%
2011 17.5%
2010 17.5%
2009 17.5%
2008 17.5%
2007 17.5%
2006 17.5%
2005 17.5%
2004 17.4%
2003 17.3%
2002 17.3%
2001 16.6%
2000 15.9%
1999 15.3%
1998 14.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 17.5%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Malawi has the 71st 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
1994 to 2022 for Malawi
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