Environment and energy
Water stress %
Freshwater withdrawn by a country as a share of renewable resources left after the needs of nature are met. Above 25% means water stress; above 100%, use exceeds renewable supply – through desalination or groundwater, for example.
2022: highest value – Kuwait (3,850%), lowest – Republic of the Congo (0%); 176 countries with data.
Source: World Bank
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