Data for 2010

Water Stress, 2010

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. A higher value is the worse result.

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 EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,830.67
2	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	783.12
3	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	678.93
4	QatarQATWestern Asia	427.93
5	YemenYEMWestern Asia	252.62
6	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	212.78
7	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	165.43
8	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	163.95
9	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	144.08
10	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	125.16
11	OmanOMNWestern Asia	116.61
12	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	115.75
13	IsraelISRWestern Asia	115.61
14	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	113.66
15	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	103.17
16	IranIRNSouthern Asia	93.98
17	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	90.79
18	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	87.50
19	JordanJORWestern Asia	86.92
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	85.22
21	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	77.56
22	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	73.13
23	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	71.58
24	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	68.30
25	IraqIRQWestern Asia	66.57
26	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	66.49
27	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	55.24
28	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	54.76
29	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	50.75
30	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	50.25
31	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	49.10
32	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	48.56
33	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	48.44
34	SpainESPSouthern Europe	47.73
35	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	47.18
36	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	45.22
37	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	44.05
38	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	43.74
39	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	42.91
40	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	39.55
41	PolandPOLEastern Europe	37.61
42	JapanJPNEastern Asia	37.24
43	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	34.88
44	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	32.90
45	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	30.51
46	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	30.21
47	MexicoMEXCentral America	29.87
48	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	29.71
49	ItalyITASouthern Europe	29.70
50	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	29.67
51	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	28.27
52	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	27.78
53	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	27.74
54	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	27.46
55	United StatesUSANorthern America	26.54
56	KenyaKENEastern Africa	26.53
57	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	25.44
58	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	25.20
59	FranceFRAWestern Europe	25.02
60	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	24.53
61	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	24.23
62	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	23.16
63	CubaCUBCaribbean	23.05
64	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	22.00
65	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	21.87
66	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	20.75
=67	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	19.94
=67	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	19.94
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	19.76
70	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	18.22
71	UkraineUKREastern Europe	18.03
72	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	17.97
73	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	17.94
74	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	17.65
75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	14.30
76	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	14.09
77	HaitiHTICaribbean	13.38
78	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.25
79	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	12.96
80	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	12.88
81	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	12.64
82	SenegalSENWestern Africa	12.53
83	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	12.46
84	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	12.41
85	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	11.52
86	EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.18
87	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	11.12
88	UruguayURYSouth America	10.71
89	ArgentinaARGSouth America	10.27
90	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	10.19
91	DominicaDMACaribbean	10.00
92	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	9.64
93	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	9.27
94	ChileCHLSouth America	8.98
95	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	8.50
96	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.31
97	MaliMLIWestern Africa	8.28
98	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	8.04
99	VenezuelaVENSouth America	7.54
100	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	7.47
101	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	7.29
102	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	7.05
103	EcuadorECUSouth America	6.78
=104	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	6.35
=104	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	6.35
106	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	6.33
107	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	6.26
108	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	6.14
109	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.88
110	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.84
111	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	5.83
112	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	5.82
113	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.80
114	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	5.72
115	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.46
116	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.45
117	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	5.30
118	BelarusBLREastern Europe	5.10
119	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	4.98
=120	HondurasHNDCentral America	4.62
=120	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	4.62
122	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.29
123	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	4.24
124	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4.06
=125	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	3.95
=125	SurinameSURSouth America	3.95
127	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	3.90
128	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3.88
129	CanadaCANNorthern America	3.83
130	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	3.75
131	BrazilBRASouth America	3.54
132	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	3.47
133	PeruPERSouth America	3.41
134	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.39
135	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.30
136	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.09
137	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.89
138	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2.64
139	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.58
140	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.57
141	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2.52
142	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2.21
143	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.13
144	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	1.90
145	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	1.87
=146	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	1.62
=146	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1.62
148	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.56
=149	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.52
=149	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.52
151	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1.50
152	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1.47
153	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1.46
154	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.41
155	BoliviaBOLSouth America	1.18
156	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.07
157	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1.04
158	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.98
159	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.95
160	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.83
161	PanamaPANCentral America	0.77
162	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.64
163	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.59
=164	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.50
=164	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.50
166	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.36
167	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.34
=168	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.30
=168	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.30
170	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.26
171	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.23
172	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.18
173	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.13
174	BelizeBLZCentral America	0.12
175	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle 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

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

The site’s method

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 here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
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

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