Level of water stress in Singapore
Freshwater withdrawals in Singapore were equal to 33.3% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 1975.
Singapore, 2022
33.3%
Change from 2021
−24.9percentage points
Position in 2022
48th of 176
Level of water stress in Singapore over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Singapore |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 58.2% |
| 2020 | 83.1% |
| 2019 | 82.2% |
| 2018 | 81.4% |
| 2017 | 83.2% |
| 2016 | 85.0% |
| 2015 | 84.6% |
| 2014 | 108.5% |
| 2013 | 132.4% |
| 2012 | 160.0% |
| 2011 | 187.6% |
| 2010 | 219.9% |
| 2009 | 252.2% |
| 2008 | 284.5% |
| 2007 | 315.1% |
| 2006 | 346.3% |
| 2005 | 377.5% |
| 2004 | 366.8% |
| 2003 | 352.5% |
| 2002 | 338.2% |
| 2001 | 328.2% |
| 2000 | 313.9% |
| 1999 | 302.6% |
| 1998 | 291.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −24.9 percentage points from 58.2% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 160.0%, the figure has changed by −126.8 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Singapore has the 48th highest value.