Data for 2014

Water Stress, 2014

Name: Water Stress, 2014
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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2014, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Stress, 2014 covers 177 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 1,801.87; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 10.46. Against 2013, 117 values changed (52 up, 65 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water Stress · Data for 2014

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

1,801.87

LowestRepublic of the Congo

0.03

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

177countries
1measure
2014the year it describes
172distinct 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, 2014, 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, 2014: 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	1,801.87
2	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	894.71
3	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	817.14
4	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	434.66
5	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	275.70
6	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	154.40
7	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	148.53
8	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	144.60
9	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	124.36
10	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	119.54
11	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	118.66
12	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	116.71
13	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	113.30
14	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	107.41
15	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	102.15
16	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	90.87
17	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	90.79
18	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	87.50
19	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	85.22
20	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	82.04
21	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	80.80
22	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	77.56
23	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	69.31
24	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	67.82
25	India`IND`Southern Asia	66.24
26	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	65.74
27	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	59.14
28	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	57.70
29	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	56.47
30	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	55.97
31	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	55.29
32	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	54.76
33	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	51.19
34	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	49.72
35	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	44.80
36	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	44.09
37	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	42.71
38	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	39.74
39	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	39.55
40	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	38.60
41	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	36.84
42	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	36.80
43	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	34.92
44	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	32.08
45	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	32.01
46	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	31.96
47	Mexico`MEX`Central America	31.86
48	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	30.76
49	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	30.43
50	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	29.93
51	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	29.71
52	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	29.66
53	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	28.27
54	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	27.87
55	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	27.74
56	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	27.61
57	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	26.75
58	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	26.54
59	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	25.81
60	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	25.09
61	United States`USA`Northern America	24.94
62	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.53
63	France`FRA`Western Europe	23.90
64	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	22.75
65	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	22.54
66	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	20.06
67	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	19.38
68	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	18.61
69	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	18.02
70	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	17.79
71	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	17.44
72	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	16.40
73	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	15.75
74	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	15.41
75	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	14.32
76	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	14.30
77	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	14.12
78	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	13.58
79	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	13.38
80	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	13.25
81	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.96
82	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12.89
83	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	12.62
84	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	12.42
85	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	12.41
86	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	12.10
87	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	11.18
88	Uruguay`URY`South America	11.08
89	Argentina`ARG`South America	10.46
90	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	10.19
91	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	10.00
92	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	9.21
93	Chile`CHL`South America	8.98
94	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8.31
95	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.05
96	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	7.90
97	Venezuela`VEN`South America	7.54
98	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	7.48
99	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	7.42
100	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	7.40
101	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	7.05
102	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	6.78
103	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	6.74
104	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	6.63
105	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6.50
106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	6.46
107	Niger`NER`Western Africa	6.45
108	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.33
109	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	5.93
110	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	5.88
111	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	5.83
112	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	5.80
113	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	5.74
114	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	5.72
115	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	5.70
=116	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	5.18
=116	Peru`PER`South America	5.18
118	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5.09
=119	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	4.93
=119	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	4.93
121	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	4.68
122	Honduras`HND`Central America	4.62
123	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	4.50
124	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	4.43
125	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4.29
126	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	4.23
127	Suriname`SUR`South America	3.95
128	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3.81
129	Canada`CAN`Northern America	3.76
130	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	3.52
131	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	3.47
132	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	3.39
133	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	3.30
134	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	3.17
135	Brazil`BRA`South America	3.07
136	Colombia`COL`South America	2.87
137	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.74
138	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.58
139	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	2.57
140	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	2.47
141	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2.41
142	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2.21
143	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.11
144	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.96
145	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	1.87
146	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.84
147	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	1.74
148	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.71
149	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.56
150	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	1.50
=151	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.41
=151	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1.41
153	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	1.29
154	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1.22
155	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	1.04
156	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.99
157	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	0.98
158	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	0.97
159	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.89
160	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	0.83
161	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.80
162	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.53
=163	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.50
=163	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.50
165	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.46
166	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	0.37
167	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	0.34
168	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.33
169	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.31
170	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.30
171	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	0.26
172	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	0.23
=173	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.18
=173	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.18
175	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	0.13
176	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.12
177	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.03

02In 2014

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates1,801.87
2Saudi Arabia894.71
3Libya817.14
4Qatar434.66
5Yemen275.70

Lowest

177Republic of the Congo0.03
176Belize0.12
175Papua New Guinea0.13
173Equatorial Guineashared0.18
173Boliviashared0.18

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 10.46. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
117values changed, of 177 in both
52 · 65rose · fell
60unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia853.46 → 894.71+41.25
Jordan89.50 → 107.41+17.91
Germany34.71 → 42.71+8.00
Pakistan112.57 → 119.54+6.97
Tunisia73.90 → 80.80+6.90

Fell most

Singapore125.29 → 82.04−43.25
Bahrain175.17 → 154.40−20.77
United Arab Emirates1,809.07 → 1,801.87−7.20
Uzbekistan154.79 → 148.53−6.26
Kyrgyzstan54.82 → 49.72−5.10

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

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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 2014.
172 distinct values among 177
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 5.18. 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 177 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2014). Water Stress, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-stress/2014

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