Level of water stress in South Africa
Freshwater withdrawals in South Africa were equal to 67.6% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Africa, 2022
67.6%
Change from 2021
+0.7percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
29.8%
Position in 2022
25th of 176
Level of water stress in South Africa over time
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South Africa
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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 | South Africa |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 67.6% |
| 2021 | 66.9% |
| 2020 | 65.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% |
| 2018 | 62.9% |
| 2017 | 62.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% |
| 2015 | 59.8% |
| 2014 | 52.7% |
| 2013 | 45.7% |
| 2012 | 49.0% |
| 2011 | 48.3% |
| 2010 | 47.6% |
| 2009 | 46.9% |
| 2008 | 46.2% |
| 2007 | 45.5% |
| 2006 | 44.9% |
| 2005 | 44.2% |
| 2004 | 43.5% |
| 2003 | 42.8% |
| 2002 | 42.1% |
| 2001 | 41.5% |
| 2000 | 40.8% |
| 1999 | 41.0% |
| 1998 | 41.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 66.9% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 49.0%, the figure has changed by +18.6 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, South Africa has the 25th highest value.