Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Congo
Congo: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa was 0.0274 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Congo, 1987–2022
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 Congo is 0.0274, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 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 Congo peaked at 0.0274 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0239, in 1987.
That places Congo 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0241 | 0.0239 | 0.0243 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0257 | 0.0246 | 0.0267 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0274 | 0.027 | 0.0274 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0274 | 0.0274 | 0.0274 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0274 | 0.0274 | 0.0274 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 175 Bolivia 0.203 compare
- 176 Equatorial Guinea 0.1835 compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.1322 compare
More environment data for Congo
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0796 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1138 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 53,691 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1,760 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.34 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7988 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 Congo?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa in Congo was 0.0274 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 in 2002.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 in 1987.
- How does Congo rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa?
- Congo ranks 178th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.