Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana
Botswana: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa was 2.23 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana, 1985–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana is 2.23, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana peaked at 2.44 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9411, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 145th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.9411 | 1.08 | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.47 | 1.11 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 | 2.03 | 2.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.05 | 1.96 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.23 | 2.44 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1395 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.625 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 40 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 156 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Botswana was 2.23 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 in 2021.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9411 in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.