Data for 2006

Water Stress, 2006

Name: Water Stress, 2006
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: https://www.fao.org/contact-us/terms/db-terms-of-use/en/

2006, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Stress, 2006 covers 168 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 1,859.47; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 10.43. Against 2005, 123 values changed (76 up, 47 down), 3 countries joined.

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Water Stress · Data for 2006

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

1,859.47

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.03

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

168countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
159distinct 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, 2006, 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, 2006: 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	1,859.47
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	943.33
3	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	715.08
4	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	425.86
5	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	339.16
6	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	232.70
7	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	197.84
8	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	168.10
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	143.56
10	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	125.96
11	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	120.15
12	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	116.87
13	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	112.93
14	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	108.35
15	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	92.48
16	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	91.46
17	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	90.79
18	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	89.89
19	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	87.50
20	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	85.52
21	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.22
22	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	77.56
23	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	77.40
24	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	73.85
25	India`IND`Southern Asia	64.97
26	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	63.66
27	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	57.03
28	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	56.18
29	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	54.76
30	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	54.43
31	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	53.63
32	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	50.04
33	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	49.36
34	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	46.41
35	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	44.53
36	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	42.91
37	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	42.16
38	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	41.39
39	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	38.78
40	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	38.20
41	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	37.88
42	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	34.71
43	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	32.92
44	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	32.08
45	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	30.88
46	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	30.44
47	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	29.76
48	United States`USA`Northern America	29.57
49	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	29.46
50	Mexico`MEX`Central America	28.88
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	28.74
52	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	28.27
53	France`FRA`Western Europe	28.21
54	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	27.74
=55	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	24.79
=55	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	24.79
57	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.53
58	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	24.12
59	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	22.61
60	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	22.30
61	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	22.09
62	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	21.35
63	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	20.90
64	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	20.67
65	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	20.58
66	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.49
67	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	18.94
68	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.68
69	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	18.58
70	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	18.20
71	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	18.09
72	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	16.67
73	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	16.02
74	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	15.97
75	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	15.56
76	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.25
77	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	13.15
78	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.06
79	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.96
80	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.68
81	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	12.54
82	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.17
83	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	11.18
84	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	10.52
85	Uruguay`URY`South America	10.34
86	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.19
87	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	9.78
88	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.76
89	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.57
90	Argentina`ARG`South America	9.53
91	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	9.30
92	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	9.16
93	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	9.11
94	Chile`CHL`South America	8.98
95	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	8.87
96	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	8.82
97	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.31
98	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	7.65
99	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	7.06
100	Ecuador`ECU`South America	6.78
=101	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	6.59
=101	Venezuela`VEN`South America	6.59
103	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	6.37
104	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.33
105	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	6.28
106	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.80
107	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	5.73
108	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	5.70
109	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	5.49
110	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	5.23
=111	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	4.99
=111	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	4.99
=111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	4.99
114	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.73
115	Honduras`HND`Central America	4.62
116	Niger`NER`Western Africa	4.45
117	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	4.36
118	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.29
119	Canada`CAN`Northern America	4.26
120	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	4.24
121	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	4.00
122	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	3.96
123	Suriname`SUR`South America	3.95
124	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.80
125	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.68
126	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	3.47
127	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	3.43
128	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3.39
129	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.01
130	Brazil`BRA`South America	2.74
131	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.65
=132	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	2.57
=132	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	2.57
134	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.53
135	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	2.39
136	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.23
137	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.21
=138	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.87
=138	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.87
140	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	1.64
141	Colombia`COL`South America	1.61
142	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.56
143	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.50
144	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.34
145	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.26
146	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1.20
147	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.16
148	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.13
149	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.04
150	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.98
151	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.92
152	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.84
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.83
154	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.75
=155	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.50
=155	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.50
157	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.35
158	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.34
=159	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.30
=159	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.30
161	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.27
162	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.26
=163	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.23
=163	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.23
165	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.18
166	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.13
167	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.12
168	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.03

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates1,859.47
2Saudi Arabia943.33
3Libya715.08
4Qatar425.86
5Singapore339.16

Lowest

168Republic of the Congo0.03
167Belize0.12
166Papua New Guinea0.13
165Equatorial Guinea0.18
163Guyanashared0.23

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 10.43. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+3 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 165 in both
76 · 47rose · fell
42unchanged

Rose most

Qatar374.14 → 425.86+51.72
Saudi Arabia894.82 → 943.33+48.51
Uzbekistan140.98 → 168.10+27.12
Mali7.97 → 32.92+24.95
Libya698.07 → 715.08+17.01

Fell most

Singapore370.38 → 339.16−31.22
North Macedonia28.00 → 20.67−7.33
United Arab Emirates1,866.67 → 1,859.47−7.20
Kazakhstan34.39 → 29.46−4.93
Jordan95.94 → 92.48−3.46

+ Cambodia

+ Philippines

+ Serbia

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 2006.
159 distinct values among 168
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 4.99. 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 168 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2006). Water Stress, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-stress/2006

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