Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros

Comoros: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa was 0.8333 in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
0.8333
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.8333
in 1999
All-time low
0.8333
in 1999
Years of data
24
1999–2022

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros, 1999–2022

00.20.40.60.81999201020221999: 0.8332000: 0.8332001: 0.8332002: 0.8332003: 0.8332004: 0.8332005: 0.8332006: 0.8332007: 0.8332008: 0.8332009: 0.8332010: 0.8332011: 0.8332012: 0.8332013: 0.8332014: 0.8332015: 0.8332016: 0.8332017: 0.8332018: 0.8332019: 0.8332020: 0.8332021: 0.8332022: 0.833

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Analysis

In 2022, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros stood at 0.8333. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros peaked at 0.8333 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8333, in 1999.

Comoros ranks 166th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8333 0.8333 0.8333 1
2000s 0.8333 0.8333 0.8333 10
2010s 0.8333 0.8333 0.8333 10
2020s 0.8333 0.8333 0.8333 3

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 163 Latvia 1.02 compare
  2. 164 Benin 0.9752 compare
  3. 165 Panama 0.9011 compare
  4. 167 Gabon 0.5022 compare
  5. 168 Sierra Leone 0.4958 compare
  6. 169 Iceland 0.3941 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros?
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Comoros was 0.8333 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 Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 0.8333 in 1999.
What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8333 in 1999.
How does Comoros rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa?
Comoros ranks 166th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Comoros 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

Indicator
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,200 data points, 1962–2022
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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.