Level of water stress in Morocco

Freshwater withdrawals in Morocco were equal to 50.8% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Morocco, 2022 50.8% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 50.8%
Position in 2022 36th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Morocco 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 Morocco
2022 50.8%
2021 50.8%
2020 50.8%
2019 50.8%
2018 50.8%
2017 50.8%
2016 50.8%
2015 50.8%
2014 50.8%
2013 50.8%
2012 50.8%
2011 50.8%
2010 50.8%
2009 53.3%
2008 55.8%
2007 58.4%
2006 60.9%
2005 63.5%
2004 66.0%
2003 68.6%
2002 71.1%
2001 65.8%
2000 60.5%
1999 59.0%
1998 57.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 50.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Morocco has the 36th 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 Morocco
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