WATER PRESSURE

DISTRIBUTION OF ESTIMATED WATER STRESS IN 2040 Azerbaijan * Joint first

THE EARTHS WATER 18
WATER STRESS MEASURES TOTAL ANNUAL WATER WITHDRAWALS EXPRESSED
AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AVAILABLE FRESHWATER Lebanon Iran
11 13
Below 10% 10 - 20% 21 - 40% 41 - 80% Over 80%

Ranking of countries with most severe water stress Palestine Kyrgyzstan

1 12

Kazakhstan
20

Oceans San Marino

1
97.5% Macedonia
17
Morocco
Freshwater 19 Qatar
1
2.5% 1
United Arab
Libya Emirates
15

Israel
8
Singapore
Kuwait 1
1

Bahrain
Glacier 1
68.7% Yemen
16

Groundwater Oman
10
30.1%
Saudi Arabia
9
Permafrost
Jordan
0.8% 14

Surface and atmosphere

Source: World Resources Institute
0.4%

ESTIMATED GLOBAL FRESHWATER USE

Fresh lakes
67.5%
Soil moisture 663m 2.4bn 10%
people worldwide people worldwide Domestic
12% lack basic access lack access
to drinking to basic sanitation facilities
water
Atmosphere
9.5% 20 %
Industry
Wetlands

8.5%
70%
Sub-Saharan Africa South Asia
South Asia Sub-Saharan Africa
Rivers Irrigation
East Asia East Asia
1.5% South-East Asia South-East Asia
Other regions Latin America and the Caribbean
Vegetation
Other regions
1.5%

Source: World Bank Source: World Health Organization 2016 Source: UN Water 2014