Level of water stress in Ukraine

Freshwater withdrawals in Ukraine were equal to 6.3% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1992.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1992 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Ukraine, 2022 6.3% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 −4.5percentage points 2021: 10.8%
Position in 2022 111th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Ukraine 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 Ukraine
2022 6.3%
2021 10.8%
2020 12.3%
2019 13.7%
2018 13.9%
2017 13.9%
2016 12.1%
2015 11.8%
2014 14.1%
2013 15.4%
2012 16.7%
2011 18.0%
2010 19.2%
2009 19.3%
2008 19.4%
2007 19.4%
2006 19.5%
2005 19.5%
2004 20.4%
2003 21.2%
2002 22.0%
2001 22.9%
2000 23.7%
1999 24.9%
1998 26.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.5 percentage points from 10.8% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 16.7%, the figure has changed by −10.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Ukraine has the 111th 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
1992 to 2022 for Ukraine
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