Indicator 6.4.2

Indicator 6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources, %

The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

INDICATOR 6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.
TARGET 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 6.4.2

Indicator 6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources, %

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INDICATOR 6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.
TARGET 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 6.4.2

Indicator 6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources, %

INDICATOR 6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.
TARGET 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 6.4.2

Indicator 6.4.2

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources, %

Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.6 5.8 6.8 4.7 4.8 4.8
Armenia 49.2 59.3 59.6 57.7 66.0 64.2 57.8 54.8 57.8 57.1 59.9 62.0
Austria 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
Azerbaijan 49.9 52.9 53.0 51.2 51.6 52.5 53.5 53.7 55.6 53.9 57.3 57.5
Belarus 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.7
Belgium 62.4 65.1 59.3 56.0 49.1 51.5 54.0 51.3 51.6 51.9 51.9 51.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
Bulgaria 47.2 42.2 40.4 39.7 41.6 42.0 41.8 40.1 40.1 36.7 38.5 40.2
Canada 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Croatia 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Cyprus 30.2 34.9 28.3 29.7 31.7 29.8 29.5 28.3 27.6 31.6 32.1 30.5
Czechia 28.7 28.0 25.1 25.1 24.3 24.9 24.8 24.2 22.9 20.8 20.5 22.0
Denmark 23.4 19.7 27.3 26.8 21.9 24.0 24.2 29.9 25.6 25.6 25.9 25.3
Estonia 20.3 17.6 18.9 18.6 17.5 18.9 19.3 17.4 10.9 9.2 10.8 13.1
Finland 10.5 9.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1
France 26.4 24.6 23.8 23.9 24.6 23.1 23.6 23.6 22.9 21.6 21.4 21.4
Georgia 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.2 4.2
Germany 49.9 46.1 34.7 42.9 40.9 33.5 38.0 36.9 35.4 35.4 35.4 35.4
Greece 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.0 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.3
Hungary 9.0 8.7 9.1 6.8 7.0 6.8 8.2 8.5 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.1
Iceland 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Ireland 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.4 7.6 8.1
Israel 112.3 108.9 105.5 102.2 98.9 103.4 103.6 95.9 100.4 110.1 132.0 129.7
Italy 29.8 29.9 29.9 29.9 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8
Kazakhstan 30.4 29.7 31.3 32.0 30.0 30.0 31.1 32.6 32.6 34.1 34.0 34.6
Kyrgyzstan 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Latvia 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
Lithuania 4.5 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Luxembourg 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0
Malta 75.5 79.4 91.3 89.1 82.8 83.0 91.1 84.6 80.7 81.8 78.5 72.6
Netherlands 19.4 20.4 20.2 18.0 16.0 15.2 15.0 16.4 17.0 16.8 16.1 16.7
North Macedonia 18.7 15.3 12.0 16.4 20.8 25.3 38.7 52.1 38.7 34.9 37.9 52.5
Norway 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Poland 41.2 39.7 38.9 36.8 36.2 35.6 34.9 33.2 31.1 30.0 32.1 32.5
Portugal 17.8 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.3 17.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3
Republic of Moldova 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6
Romania 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.6
Russian Federation 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
Serbia 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.4 5.3 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.7
Slovakia 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Slovenia 5.8 6.3 7.8 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.3 5.6
Spain 47.8 50.1 44.1 44.8 43.0 42.6 41.0 40.1 39.8 43.3 43.3 43.3
Sweden 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6
Switzerland 7.8 7.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Tajikistan 71.0 70.5 69.9 69.3 68.7 57.7 52.7 64.5 69.9 69.9 69.9 69.9
Türkiye 36.2 37.5 38.1 38.6 39.9 44.3 43.7 45.4 46.3 47.2 43.4 44.1
Turkmenistan 144.2 144.3 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.9 148.7 138.5 142.8 135.2 135.2 135.2
Ukraine 18.0 16.7 15.4 14.1 11.8 12.1 13.9 13.9 13.7 12.3 10.8 6.3
United Kingdom 13.1 13.7 13.1 12.4 13.9 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3
United States 26.9 27.2 27.5 27.8 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2
Uzbekistan 143.5 143.9 144.3 144.7 158.1 156.4 168.9 160.4 151.8 143.3 121.8 121.8
Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Albania 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.5 5.5 6.6 6.6 5.8 6.8 4.7 4.8 4.8
Armenia 49.2 59.3 59.6 57.7 66.0 64.2 57.8 54.8 57.8 57.1 59.9 62.0
Austria 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7
Azerbaijan 49.9 52.9 53.0 51.2 51.6 52.5 53.5 53.7 55.6 53.9 57.3 57.5
Belarus 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.7
Belgium 62.4 65.1 59.3 56.0 49.1 51.5 54.0 51.3 51.6 51.9 51.9 51.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1
Bulgaria 47.2 42.2 40.4 39.7 41.6 42.0 41.8 40.1 40.1 36.7 38.5 40.2
Canada 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7
Croatia 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
Cyprus 30.2 34.9 28.3 29.7 31.7 29.8 29.5 28.3 27.6 31.6 32.1 30.5
Czechia 28.7 28.0 25.1 25.1 24.3 24.9 24.8 24.2 22.9 20.8 20.5 22.0
Denmark 23.4 19.7 27.3 26.8 21.9 24.0 24.2 29.9 25.6 25.6 25.9 25.3
Estonia 20.3 17.6 18.9 18.6 17.5 18.9 19.3 17.4 10.9 9.2 10.8 13.1
Finland 10.5 9.5 8.5 7.5 6.5 5.5 5.5 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1
France 26.4 24.6 23.8 23.9 24.6 23.1 23.6 23.6 22.9 21.6 21.4 21.4
Georgia 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.3 5.2 4.5 4.2 5.1 5.4 5.2 4.2
Germany 49.9 46.1 34.7 42.9 40.9 33.5 38.0 36.9 35.4 35.4 35.4 35.4
Greece 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.0 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.3
Hungary 9.0 8.7 9.1 6.8 7.0 6.8 8.2 8.5 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.1
Iceland 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Ireland 4.4 4.7 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.4 7.6 8.1
Israel 112.3 108.9 105.5 102.2 98.9 103.4 103.6 95.9 100.4 110.1 132.0 129.7
Italy 29.8 29.9 29.9 29.9 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8
Kazakhstan 30.4 29.7 31.3 32.0 30.0 30.0 31.1 32.6 32.6 34.1 34.0 34.6
Kyrgyzstan 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0 50.0
Latvia 2.2 1.5 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
Lithuania 4.5 3.9 3.2 2.6 2.8 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8
Luxembourg 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0
Malta 75.5 79.4 91.3 89.1 82.8 83.0 91.1 84.6 80.7 81.8 78.5 72.6
Netherlands 19.4 20.4 20.2 18.0 16.0 15.2 15.0 16.4 17.0 16.8 16.1 16.7
North Macedonia 18.7 15.3 12.0 16.4 20.8 25.3 38.7 52.1 38.7 34.9 37.9 52.5
Norway 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
Poland 41.2 39.7 38.9 36.8 36.2 35.6 34.9 33.2 31.1 30.0 32.1 32.5
Portugal 17.8 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.3 17.2 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3
Republic of Moldova 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6
Romania 6.2 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.5 6.9 7.4 7.6
Russian Federation 3.9 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1
Serbia 5.3 5.0 5.3 4.4 5.3 5.3 6.1 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.4 5.7
Slovakia 2.5 2.9 2.7 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4
Slovenia 5.8 6.3 7.8 6.6 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.8 6.3 5.6
Spain 47.8 50.1 44.1 44.8 43.0 42.6 41.0 40.1 39.8 43.3 43.3 43.3
Sweden 3.8 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6
Switzerland 7.8 7.6 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5
Tajikistan 71.0 70.5 69.9 69.3 68.7 57.7 52.7 64.5 69.9 69.9 69.9 69.9
Türkiye 36.2 37.5 38.1 38.6 39.9 44.3 43.7 45.4 46.3 47.2 43.4 44.1
Turkmenistan 144.2 144.3 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.9 148.7 138.5 142.8 135.2 135.2 135.2
Ukraine 18.0 16.7 15.4 14.1 11.8 12.1 13.9 13.9 13.7 12.3 10.8 6.3
United Kingdom 13.1 13.7 13.1 12.4 13.9 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3
United States 26.9 27.2 27.5 27.8 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2 28.2
Uzbekistan 143.5 143.9 144.3 144.7 158.1 156.4 168.9 160.4 151.8 143.3 121.8 121.8
INDICATOR 6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.
TARGET 6.4
By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity.
GOAL 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
See United Nations Global SDG Database

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