Level of water stress in Uzbekistan

Freshwater withdrawals in Uzbekistan were equal to 123.0% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1994 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Uzbekistan, 2022 123.0% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 +1.1percentage points 2021: 121.9%
Position in 2022 12th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan
2022 123.0%
2021 121.9%
2020 143.4%
2019 151.8%
2018 160.4%
2017 168.9%
2016 156.4%
2015 158.1%
2014 144.7%
2013 144.3%
2012 143.9%
2011 143.5%
2010 143.1%
2009 142.6%
2008 142.2%
2007 141.8%
2006 141.4%
2005 141.0%
2004 144.3%
2003 147.5%
2002 150.8%
2001 154.1%
2000 153.1%
1999 153.3%
1998 153.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 121.9% in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 143.9%, the figure has changed by −20.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Uzbekistan has the 12th 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
1994 to 2022 for Uzbekistan
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