Level of water stress in Viet Nam

Freshwater withdrawals in Viet Nam were equal to 18.1% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1980 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Viet Nam, 2022 18.1% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 18.1%
Position in 2022 70th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Viet Nam 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 Viet Nam
2022 18.1%
2021 18.1%
2020 18.1%
2019 18.1%
2018 18.1%
2017 18.1%
2016 18.1%
2015 18.1%
2014 18.1%
2013 18.1%
2012 18.1%
2011 18.1%
2010 18.1%
2009 18.1%
2008 18.1%
2007 18.1%
2006 18.1%
2005 18.1%
2004 17.7%
2003 17.2%
2002 16.8%
2001 16.4%
2000 15.9%
1999 15.5%
1998 15.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 18.1%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Viet Nam has the 70th 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
1980 to 2022 for Viet Nam
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