Proportion of population using surface water by country
Countries reporting
16
Highest
4.58
Sudan
Lowest
0
Palestine
Median
0.0624
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
567
What the numbers show
Proportion of population using surface water is currently reported for 16 countries. The highest value is 4.58 in Sudan; the lowest is 0 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0624, and the mean is 0.6094.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Syria (up 12.7%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 100.0%).
Proportion of population using surface water: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 4.58 | 2024 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 2 | Yemen | 2.03 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 3 | Algeria | 1.81 | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 4 | Iraq | 0.7233 | 2024 | down 79.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0.2565 | 2024 | down 65.6% | falling |
| 6 | Libya | 0.0932 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Tunisia | 0.0679 | 2024 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 8 | Iran | 0.0648 | 2024 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Jordan | 0.06 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0282 | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 11 | Oman | 0.0242 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 0.0065 | 2024 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 13 | Syria | 0.0024 | 2024 | up 12.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Lebanon | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Morocco | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Palestine | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.3
- MENA Programme Region 0.7917
- MENA Reporting Region 0.4079