WATER PRESSURE

Source: World Bank

Oceans

Freshwater

Glacier

97.5%

2.5%

68.7%

DISTRIBUTION OF THE EARTH’S WATER

ESTIMATED WATER STRESS IN 2040

Groundwater

Permafrost

Surface and atmosphere

30.1%

0.8%

0.4%

Fresh lakes

Soil moisture

Atmosphere

Wetlands

Rivers

Vegetation

67.5%

12%

9.5%

8.5%

1.5%

1.5%

WATER STRESS MEASURES TOTAL ANNUAL WATER WITHDRAWALS EXPRESSED AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL AVAILABLE FRESHWATER

Morocco

San Marino

Macedonia

Libya

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Qatar

United Arab Emirates

Oman

Yemen

Azerbaijan

Lebanon

Israel

Palestine

SingaporeKuwait

Bahrain

* Joint first

1

1

17

19

15

11

1

8

18

1

1

16

1

1

10

20

12

Iran13

9

14

Saudi Arabia

Jordan

people worldwide lack basic access

to drinking water

people worldwide lack access

to basic sanitation facilities

663m 2.4bn

Sub-Saharan Africa

South Asia

East Asia

South-East Asia

Other regions

South Asia

Sub-Saharan Africa

East Asia

South-East Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

Other regions

Below 10%

Ranking of countries with most severe water stress

10 - 20% 21 - 40% 41 - 80% Over 80%

Source: World Health Organization 2016 Source: UN Water 2014

ESTIMATED GLOBAL FRESHWATER USE

70%Irrigation

20%Industry

10%Domestic

Source: World Resources Institute