Data for 2010

Water Stress, 2010

Name: Water Stress, 2010
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2010, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Stress, 2010 covers 175 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 1,830.67; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 10.71. Against 2009, 126 values changed (68 up, 58 down), 1 country joined.

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Water Stress · Data for 2010

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

1,830.67

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.03

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

175countries
1measure
2010the year it describes
167distinct 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, 2010, 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, 2010: 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	1,830.67
2	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	783.12
3	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	678.93
4	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	427.93
5	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	252.62
6	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	212.78
7	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	165.43
8	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	163.95
9	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	144.08
10	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	125.16
11	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	116.61
12	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	115.75
13	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	115.61
14	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	113.66
15	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	103.17
16	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	93.98
17	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	90.79
18	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	87.50
19	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	86.92
20	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.22
21	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	77.56
22	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	73.13
23	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	71.58
24	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	68.30
25	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	66.57
26	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.49
27	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	55.24
28	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	54.76
29	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	50.75
30	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	50.25
31	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	49.10
32	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	48.56
33	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	48.44
34	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	47.73
35	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	47.18
36	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	45.22
37	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	44.05
38	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	43.74
39	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	42.91
40	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	39.55
41	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	37.61
42	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	37.24
43	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.88
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	32.90
45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	30.51
46	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	30.21
47	Mexico`MEX`Central America	29.87
48	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	29.71
49	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	29.70
50	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	29.67
51	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	28.27
52	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	27.78
53	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	27.74
54	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	27.46
55	United States`USA`Northern America	26.54
56	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.53
57	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	25.44
58	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	25.20
59	France`FRA`Western Europe	25.02
60	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.53
61	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	24.23
62	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	23.16
63	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	23.05
64	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	22.00
65	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	21.87
66	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	20.75
=67	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	19.94
=67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	19.94
69	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	19.76
70	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	18.22
71	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	18.03
72	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	17.97
73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.94
74	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	17.65
75	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	14.30
76	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	14.09
77	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.38
78	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.25
79	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.96
80	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.88
81	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.64
82	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.53
83	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	12.46
84	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	12.41
85	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	11.52
86	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	11.18
87	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	11.12
88	Uruguay`URY`South America	10.71
89	Argentina`ARG`South America	10.27
90	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.19
91	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	10.00
92	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.64
93	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	9.27
94	Chile`CHL`South America	8.98
95	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	8.50
96	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.31
97	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8.28
98	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	8.04
99	Venezuela`VEN`South America	7.54
100	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	7.47
101	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	7.29
102	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	7.05
103	Ecuador`ECU`South America	6.78
=104	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.35
=104	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	6.35
106	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.33
107	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	6.26
108	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	6.14
109	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	5.88
110	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5.84
111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	5.83
112	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	5.82
113	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.80
114	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.72
115	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.46
116	Niger`NER`Western Africa	5.45
117	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	5.30
118	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	5.10
119	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	4.98
=120	Honduras`HND`Central America	4.62
=120	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.62
122	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.29
123	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	4.24
124	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	4.06
=125	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.95
=125	Suriname`SUR`South America	3.95
127	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	3.90
128	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.88
129	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.83
130	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3.75
131	Brazil`BRA`South America	3.54
132	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	3.47
133	Peru`PER`South America	3.41
134	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3.39
135	Guyana`GUY`South America	3.30
136	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.09
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.89
138	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.64
139	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.58
140	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	2.57
141	Colombia`COL`South America	2.52
142	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.21
143	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.13
144	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.90
145	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.87
=146	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	1.62
=146	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.62
148	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.56
=149	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	1.52
=149	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.52
151	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.50
152	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1.47
153	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.46
154	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.41
155	Bolivia`BOL`South America	1.18
156	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1.07
157	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.04
158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.98
159	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.95
160	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.83
161	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.77
162	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.64
163	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.59
=164	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.50
=164	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.50
166	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.36
167	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.34
=168	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.30
=168	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.30
170	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.26
171	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.23
172	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.18
173	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.13
174	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.12
175	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.03

02In 2010

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates1,830.67
2Libya783.12
3Saudi Arabia678.93
4Qatar427.93
5Yemen252.62

Lowest

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 10.71. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032009 → 2010

Since 2009

What changed between 2009 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
126values changed, of 174 in both
68 · 58rose · fell
48unchanged

Rose most

Nigeria9.53 → 29.71+20.18
Uzbekistan144.03 → 163.95+19.92
Libya766.11 → 783.12+17.01
Morocco36.83 → 50.75+13.92
Malta38.95 → 50.25+11.30

Fell most

Saudi Arabia745.03 → 678.93−66.10
Singapore245.05 → 212.78−32.27
Germany53.89 → 45.22−8.67
United Arab Emirates1,837.87 → 1,830.67−7.20
Armenia49.71 → 42.91−6.80

+ Panama

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 2010.
167 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 19.94. 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 175 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2010). Water Stress, 2010 [data set], describing 2010. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-stress/2010

0624 held

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