Level of water stress in Sudan

Freshwater withdrawals in Sudan were equal to 118.7% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2012 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Sudan, 2022 118.7% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 118.7%
Position in 2022 13th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Sudan 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), 2012 to 2022
Period Sudan
2022 118.7%
2021 118.7%
2020 118.7%
2019 118.7%
2018 118.7%
2017 118.7%
2016 118.7%
2015 118.7%
2014 118.7%
2013 118.7%
2012 118.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 118.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Sudan has the 13th 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
2012 to 2022 for Sudan
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