Displaying Ratings

Ratings provide a visual representation of a country’s performance on the indicator.


Legend

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SDG achieved

Challenges remain

Significant challenges remain

Major challenges remain

Information unavailable


Description

Water scarcity is measured as water consumption weighted by scarcity indices. In order to incorporate water scarcity into the virtual water flow calculus, water use entries are weighted so that they reflect the scarcity of the water being used. The weight used is a measure of water withdrawals as a percentage of the existing local renewable freshwater resources.

Long-Term Objective

Average of 5 best performers

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 30.

Reference

UNEP


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All data presented on this website are based on the publication Sachs, J.D., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G. (2024). The SDGs and the UN Summit of the Future. Sustainable Development Report 2024. Paris: SDSN, Dublin: Dublin University Press. 10.25546/108572

Scarce water consumption embodied in imports