Level of water stress in United States
Freshwater withdrawals in United States were equal to 28.2% of available resources in 2022.
United States, 2022
28.2%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
9.0%
Position in 2022
56th of 176
Level of water stress in United States 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 | United States |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 28.2% |
| 2021 | 28.2% |
| 2020 | 28.2% |
| 2019 | 28.2% |
| 2018 | 28.2% |
| 2017 | 28.2% |
| 2016 | 28.2% |
| 2015 | 28.2% |
| 2014 | 27.8% |
| 2013 | 27.5% |
| 2012 | 27.2% |
| 2011 | 26.9% |
| 2010 | 26.5% |
| 2009 | 27.3% |
| 2008 | 28.1% |
| 2007 | 28.8% |
| 2006 | 29.6% |
| 2005 | 30.3% |
| 2004 | 30.3% |
| 2003 | 30.2% |
| 2002 | 30.1% |
| 2001 | 30.1% |
| 2000 | 30.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% |
| 1998 | 29.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 27.2%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, United States has the 56th highest value.