Level of water stress in Spain
Freshwater withdrawals in Spain were equal to 43.3% of available resources in 2022.
Spain, 2022
43.3%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
13.0%
Position in 2022
41st of 176
Level of water stress in Spain 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.
| Period | Spain |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 43.3% |
| 2021 | 43.3% |
| 2020 | 43.3% |
| 2019 | 39.8% |
| 2018 | 40.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% |
| 2016 | 42.6% |
| 2015 | 43.0% |
| 2014 | 44.8% |
| 2013 | 44.1% |
| 2012 | 49.6% |
| 2011 | 47.8% |
| 2010 | 47.7% |
| 2009 | 49.2% |
| 2008 | 47.4% |
| 2007 | 47.7% |
| 2006 | 49.4% |
| 2005 | 51.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2% |
| 2003 | 49.3% |
| 2002 | 48.4% |
| 2001 | 48.8% |
| 2000 | 49.2% |
| 1999 | 48.5% |
| 1998 | 47.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 49.6%, the figure has changed by −6.3 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Spain has the 41st highest value.
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