Level of water stress in Slovakia

Freshwater withdrawals in Slovakia were equal to 2.4% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1993 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Slovakia, 2022 2.4% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 2.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 13.0% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2022 142nd of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Slovakia 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 Slovakia
2022 2.4%
2021 2.4%
2020 2.4%
2019 2.4%
2018 2.4%
2017 2.4%
2016 2.4%
2015 2.5%
2014 2.4%
2013 2.7%
2012 2.9%
2011 2.6%
2010 2.6%
2009 2.7%
2008 2.9%
2007 3.0%
2006 3.4%
2005 3.9%
2004 4.2%
2003 4.4%
2002 4.7%
2001 4.9%
2000 5.0%
1999 5.2%
1998 5.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 2.4% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 2.9%, the figure has changed by −0.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Slovakia has the 142nd 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
1993 to 2022 for Slovakia
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