The Middle East is at the center of an increasingly
water-stressed world
Water stress, which occurs when the demand for water exceeds the available supply, is already starkest in the Middle East and its surrounding countries, and is projected to get worse within the next decade.
Water stress levels in 2030 (most optimistic projection)
Increase from normal
Decrease from normal
2.8x
2x
1.4x
Near normal
1.4x
2x
2.8x
No data
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Pakistan
Egypt
Bahrain
Qatar
UNITED ARAB
EMIRATES
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Sudan
Yemen
Water stress levels in 2030 (most optimistic projection)
Increase from normal
Decrease from normal
2.8x
2x
1.4x
Near normal
1.4x
2x
2.8x
No data
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Pakistan
Kuwait
Egypt
Bahrain
QATAR
Saudi Arabia
United Arab
Emirates
Oman
Sudan
Yemen
Water stress levels in 2030 (most optimistic projection)
Increase from normal
Decrease from normal
No data
2.8x
2x
1.4x
Near normal
1.4x
2x
2.8x
Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Syria
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Pakistan
Libya
Kuwait
Egypt
Bahrain
INDIA
QATAR
Saudi Arabia
United Arab
Emirates
Oman
Sudan
Yemen
