Data for 2003

Water Stress, 2003

Name: Water Stress, 2003
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

2003, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Stress, 2003 covers 161 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 1,472.05; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 10.37. Against 2002, 140 values changed (85 up, 55 down), 1 country joined.

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Water Stress · Data for 2003

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

1,472.05

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.03

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

161countries
1measure
2003the year it describes
158distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 12, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Water Stress, 2003, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Water Stress, 2003: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	1,472.05
2	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	1,037.65
3	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	858.17
4	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	665.01
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	346.34
6	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	304.41
7	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	210.86
8	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	205.78
9	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	148.39
10	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	147.55
11	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	136.99
12	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	128.64
13	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	110.80
14	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	105.49
15	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	101.25
16	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	90.97
17	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	85.83
18	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.17
19	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	84.86
20	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	84.71
21	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	81.37
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	81.32
23	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	80.41
24	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	77.53
25	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	76.80
26	India`IND`Southern Asia	67.32
27	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	61.09
28	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	58.18
29	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	54.91
30	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	54.76
31	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	49.28
32	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	49.05
33	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48.13
34	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	46.45
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	42.46
36	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	40.77
37	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	39.86
38	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	38.74
39	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	38.68
40	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	38.67
41	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	38.28
42	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	37.05
43	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	35.30
44	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	31.85
45	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	31.46
46	United States`USA`Northern America	30.20
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	29.20
48	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	28.91
49	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.83
50	France`FRA`Western Europe	28.64
51	Mexico`MEX`Central America	28.02
52	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	27.61
53	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	26.35
54	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.53
55	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	24.27
56	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	23.15
57	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	21.69
58	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	20.02
59	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	19.55
60	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	19.43
61	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	19.34
62	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	19.13
63	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	18.96
64	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	18.49
65	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.30
66	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	18.07
67	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	17.84
68	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	17.82
69	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	17.45
70	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.22
71	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	16.21
72	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	15.78
73	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.82
74	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.96
75	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.83
76	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	12.73
77	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	11.90
78	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	11.36
79	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	11.27
80	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	11.23
81	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	10.37
82	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.31
83	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	10.07
84	Uruguay`URY`South America	10.06
85	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	9.89
=86	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.85
=86	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.85
88	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	9.60
89	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	9.47
90	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	9.41
91	Argentina`ARG`South America	8.98
92	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.58
93	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.33
94	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	8.30
95	Chile`CHL`South America	8.16
96	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	8.10
97	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	7.97
98	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	7.91
99	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.17
100	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	6.99
101	Ecuador`ECU`South America	6.63
102	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	6.54
103	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.33
104	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	6.13
105	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	6.05
106	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.80
107	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.26
108	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.89
109	Venezuela`VEN`South America	4.76
110	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.64
111	Honduras`HND`Central America	4.62
112	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	4.58
113	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	4.44
114	Canada`CAN`Northern America	4.29
115	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.24
116	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.17
117	Suriname`SUR`South America	4.12
118	Niger`NER`Western Africa	3.95
119	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	3.92
120	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.84
121	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	3.77
122	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	3.73
123	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.64
124	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	3.47
125	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	3.38
126	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	3.22
127	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	2.95
128	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.70
129	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	2.62
=130	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	2.57
=130	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.57
132	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.51
133	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	2.33
134	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.11
135	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.96
136	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.80
137	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.76
138	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.50
139	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.49
140	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.40
141	Colombia`COL`South America	1.39
142	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	1.36
143	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.19
144	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.13
145	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1.00
146	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.98
147	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.87
=148	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.83
=148	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.83
150	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.75
151	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.48
152	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.47
153	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.32
154	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.29
155	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.25
156	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.22
157	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.21
158	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.17
159	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.13
160	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.12
161	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.03

02In 2003

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates1,472.05
2Kuwait1,037.65
3Saudi Arabia858.17
4Libya665.01
5Singapore346.34

Lowest

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 10.37. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
140values changed, of 160 in both
85 · 55rose · fell
20unchanged

Rose most

Qatar269.55 → 304.41+34.86
Libya648.49 → 665.01+16.52
Israel133.16 → 148.39+15.23
Singapore332.54 → 346.34+13.80
Pakistan98.29 → 110.80+12.51

Fell most

Kuwait2,075.00 → 1,037.65−1,037.35
Oman112.93 → 84.71−28.22
United Arab Emirates1,499.99 → 1,472.05−27.94
Syria145.69 → 128.64−17.05
Kyrgyzstan54.95 → 49.05−5.90

+ Honduras

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2003.
158 distinct values among 161
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 9.85. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 161 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2003). Water Stress, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-stress/2003

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