Data for 2011

Water Stress, 2011

2011, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Water Stress, 2011 covers 175 countries. United Arab Emirates is highest, at 1,823.47; Republic of the Congo is lowest, at 0.03. The middle country reads 10.46. Against 2010, 123 values changed (68 up, 55 down), the same countries are covered.

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Water Stress · Data for 2011

HighestUnited Arab Emirates

1,823.47

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
2011the year it describes
173distinct 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, 2011, 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, 2011: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
derived
1	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	1,823.47
2	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	800.13
3	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	735.56
4	QatarQATWestern Asia	431.03
5	YemenYEMWestern Asia	258.39
6	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	180.51
7	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	174.91
8	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	144.21
9	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	139.81
10	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	124.76
11	OmanOMNWestern Asia	116.64
12	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	112.57
13	IsraelISRWestern Asia	112.24
14	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	110.10
15	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	105.74
16	IranIRNSouthern Asia	96.09
17	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	90.79
18	JordanJORWestern Asia	88.16
19	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	87.50
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	85.22
21	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	84.29
22	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	77.56
23	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	71.01
24	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	66.43
25	IraqIRQWestern Asia	62.78
26	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	62.43
27	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	57.82
28	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	56.53
29	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	54.76
30	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	49.88
31	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	49.52
32	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	49.50
33	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	49.18
34	SpainESPSouthern Europe	47.81
35	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	47.19
36	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	46.81
37	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	44.28
38	PolandPOLEastern Europe	41.23
39	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	39.55
40	JapanJPNEastern Asia	37.14
41	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	36.20
42	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	34.68
43	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	33.82
44	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	32.70
45	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	30.18
46	MexicoMEXCentral America	29.81
47	ItalyITASouthern Europe	29.79
48	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	29.71
49	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	29.68
50	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	28.70
51	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	28.52
52	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	28.27
53	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	27.81
54	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	27.74
55	KenyaKENEastern Africa	26.53
56	FranceFRAWestern Europe	26.39
57	United StatesUSANorthern America	26.14
58	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	25.35
59	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	25.14
60	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	24.53
61	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	23.41
62	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.55
63	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.76
64	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	20.33
65	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	20.28
66	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	20.10
67	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	19.35
68	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	18.92
69	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	18.67
70	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	18.66
71	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	17.91
72	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	17.84
73	UkraineUKREastern Europe	17.74
74	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	14.30
75	HaitiHTICaribbean	13.38
76	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	13.28
77	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.25
78	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.10
79	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	12.96
80	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	12.82
81	SenegalSENWestern Africa	12.62
82	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	12.58
83	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	12.57
84	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	11.92
85	EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.18
86	UruguayURYSouth America	10.80
87	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	10.51
88	ArgentinaARGSouth America	10.46
89	MaliMLIWestern Africa	10.21
90	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	10.19
91	DominicaDMACaribbean	10.00
92	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	9.54
93	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	9.02
94	ChileCHLSouth America	8.98
95	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.31
96	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	8.30
97	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	7.84
98	VenezuelaVENSouth America	7.54
99	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	7.23
100	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	7.05
101	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	6.91
102	EcuadorECUSouth America	6.78
103	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	6.37
104	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	6.33
105	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.26
106	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	6.17
107	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	5.83
108	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.80
109	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	5.75
110	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	5.74
111	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	5.72
112	NigerNERWestern Africa	5.70
113	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.65
114	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.59
115	BelarusBLREastern Europe	5.40
116	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	5.35
117	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	5.31
118	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	5.19
119	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	4.93
120	HondurasHNDCentral America	4.62
121	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	4.52
122	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	4.47
123	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	4.37
124	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.29
125	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4.05
126	SurinameSURSouth America	3.95
127	PeruPERSouth America	3.85
128	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	3.84
129	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	3.79
130	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	3.75
131	CanadaCANNorthern America	3.67
132	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	3.47
133	BrazilBRASouth America	3.42
134	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.39
135	GuyanaGUYSouth America	3.30
136	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	3.11
137	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	2.81
138	ColombiaCOLSouth America	2.63
139	NicaraguaNICCentral America	2.61
140	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.57
141	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	2.55
142	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	2.21
143	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	2.18
144	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	2.11
145	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	2.06
146	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	1.87
147	Costa RicaCRICentral America	1.82
148	ParaguayPRYSouth America	1.71
149	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.57
150	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	1.56
151	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	1.54
152	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	1.50
153	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	1.48
154	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	1.41
155	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.11
156	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	1.04
157	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.03
158	BeninBENWestern Africa	0.98
159	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.83
160	PanamaPANCentral America	0.82
161	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.64
162	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	0.61
=163	GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.50
=163	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.50
165	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.38
166	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.34
=167	FijiFJIMelanesia	0.30
=167	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.30
169	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.26
170	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.23
171	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.18
172	BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.14
173	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.13
174	BelizeBLZCentral America	0.12
175	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.03

02In 2011

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1United Arab Emirates1,823.47
2Libya800.13
3Saudi Arabia735.56
4Qatar431.03
5Yemen258.39

Lowest

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

032010 → 2011

Since 2010

What changed between 2010 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
123values changed, of 175 in both
68 · 55rose · fell
52unchanged

Rose most

Saudi Arabia678.93 → 735.56+56.63
Libya783.12 → 800.13+17.01
Tunisia68.30 → 84.29+15.99
Bahrain165.43 → 174.91+9.48
Kyrgyzstan49.10 → 56.53+7.43

Fell most

Guatemala48.56 → 5.74−42.82
Singapore212.78 → 180.51−32.27
Uzbekistan163.95 → 139.81−24.14
Morocco50.75 → 34.68−16.07
Belgium73.13 → 62.43−10.70

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 2011.
173 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 0.50. 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) (2011). Water Stress, 2011 [data set], describing 2011. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/water-stress/2011

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