Level of water stress in Yemen

Freshwater withdrawals in Yemen were equal to 169.8% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1990 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Yemen, 2022 169.8% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 169.8%
Position in 2022 6th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Yemen 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 Yemen
2022 169.8%
2021 169.8%
2020 169.8%
2019 169.8%
2018 169.8%
2017 169.8%
2016 169.8%
2015 169.8%
2014 169.8%
2013 169.8%
2012 169.8%
2011 169.8%
2010 169.8%
2009 169.8%
2008 169.8%
2007 169.8%
2006 169.8%
2005 169.8%
2004 168.0%
2003 166.3%
2002 164.6%
2001 162.9%
2000 161.1%
1999 159.2%
1998 157.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 169.8%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Yemen has the 6th 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
1990 to 2022 for Yemen
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