Level of water stress in United Kingdom
Freshwater withdrawals in United Kingdom were equal to 14.4% of available resources in 2022.
United Kingdom, 2022
14.4%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
75th of 176
Level of water stress in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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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 | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.4% |
| 2021 | 14.4% |
| 2020 | 14.4% |
| 2019 | 14.4% |
| 2018 | 14.4% |
| 2017 | 14.4% |
| 2016 | 14.4% |
| 2015 | 13.9% |
| 2014 | 12.4% |
| 2013 | 13.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% |
| 2010 | 14.1% |
| 2009 | 14.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% |
| 2006 | 22.1% |
| 2005 | 22.0% |
| 2004 | 21.8% |
| 2003 | 21.7% |
| 2002 | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 21.4% |
| 2000 | 21.3% |
| 1999 | 21.2% |
| 1998 | 21.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 13.7%, the figure has changed by +0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, United Kingdom has the 75th highest value.
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Basic sanitation access
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Renewable internal freshwater per person
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Safely managed sanitation
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