Level of water stress in Zimbabwe

Freshwater withdrawals in Zimbabwe were equal to 46.1% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 1987 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2022 46.1% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 46.1%
Position in 2022 39th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe
2022 46.1%
2021 46.1%
2020 46.1%
2019 39.8%
2018 35.4%
2017 31.3%
2016 31.9%
2015 31.9%
2014 32.1%
2013 32.3%
2012 32.5%
2011 32.7%
2010 32.9%
2009 33.1%
2008 33.3%
2007 33.5%
2006 34.7%
2005 35.9%
2004 37.1%
2003 38.3%
2002 39.5%
2001 37.6%
2000 35.7%
1999 33.9%
1998 32.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 32.5%, the figure has changed by +13.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, Zimbabwe has the 39th 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
1987 to 2022 for Zimbabwe
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