Level of water stress in Qatar

Freshwater withdrawals in Qatar were equal to 431.0% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1975 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Qatar, 2022 431.0% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 431.0%
Position in 2022 5th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Qatar 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 Qatar
2022 431.0%
2021 431.0%
2020 431.0%
2019 431.0%
2018 431.0%
2017 431.0%
2016 432.4%
2015 431.0%
2014 434.7%
2013 431.4%
2012 424.2%
2011 417.1%
2010 409.9%
2009 402.8%
2008 395.6%
2007 388.4%
2006 381.3%
2005 374.1%
2004 361.3%
2003 341.7%
2002 322.0%
2001 300.9%
2000 282.6%
1999 281.7%
1998 280.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 424.2%, the figure has changed by +6.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Qatar has the 5th 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 Qatar
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