Level of water stress in Mauritius
Freshwater withdrawals in Mauritius were equal to 23.0% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest since 2010.
Mauritius, 2022
23.0%
Change from 2021
+1.0percentage points
Position in 2022
63rd of 176
Level of water stress in Mauritius over time
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Mauritius
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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 | Mauritius |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23.0% |
| 2021 | 22.0% |
| 2020 | 22.1% |
| 2019 | 21.6% |
| 2018 | 21.5% |
| 2017 | 22.2% |
| 2016 | 22.5% |
| 2015 | 22.2% |
| 2014 | 22.5% |
| 2013 | 22.1% |
| 2012 | 21.2% |
| 2011 | 20.8% |
| 2010 | 23.2% |
| 2009 | 23.0% |
| 2008 | 27.8% |
| 2007 | 22.9% |
| 2006 | 24.8% |
| 2005 | 25.1% |
| 2004 | 25.7% |
| 2003 | 26.4% |
| 2002 | 25.0% |
| 2001 | 23.6% |
| 2000 | 22.2% |
| 1999 | 22.2% |
| 1998 | 22.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 22.0% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 21.2%, the figure has changed by +1.8 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Mauritius has the 63rd highest value.