Level of water stress in Uruguay
Freshwater withdrawals in Uruguay were equal to 12.1% of available resources in 2022. The value for 2022 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1965.
Uruguay, 2022
12.1%
Change from 2021
+0.2percentage points
Position in 2022
85th of 176
Level of water stress in Uruguay 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 | Uruguay |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12.1% |
| 2021 | 11.8% |
| 2020 | 11.6% |
| 2019 | 11.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% |
| 2017 | 11.4% |
| 2016 | 11.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% |
| 2014 | 11.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% |
| 2012 | 10.9% |
| 2011 | 10.8% |
| 2010 | 10.7% |
| 2009 | 10.6% |
| 2008 | 10.5% |
| 2007 | 10.4% |
| 2006 | 10.3% |
| 2005 | 10.2% |
| 2004 | 10.2% |
| 2003 | 10.1% |
| 2002 | 10.0% |
| 2001 | 9.9% |
| 2000 | 9.8% |
| 1999 | 9.6% |
| 1998 | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 11.8% in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 10.9%, the figure has changed by +1.2 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Uruguay has the 85th highest value.