Sub-Saharan Africa
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Within the “Sub-Saharan Africa” group, Sudan leads Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022 at 673.38%, while Congo, Rep. sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.02%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0168337505673SudanSudan: 673.38%673MauritaniaMauritania: 337.05%337NigerNiger: 73.81%73.8Cabo VerdeCabo Verde: 59.68%59.7Somalia, Fed. Rep.Somalia, Fed. Rep.: 54.97%55.0South AfricaSouth Africa: 47.12%47.1EswatiniEswatini: 40.45%40.5ZimbabweZimbabwe: 40.05%40.0MauritiusMauritius: 22.97%23.0EritreaEritrea: 20.79%20.8KenyaKenya: 19.48%19.5SenegalSenegal: 11.87%11.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Sudan 673.38%
2 Mauritania 337.05%
3 Niger 73.81%
4 Cabo Verde 59.68%
5 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 54.97%
6 South Africa 47.12%
7 Eswatini 40.45%
8 Zimbabwe 40.05%
9 Mauritius 22.97%
10 Eritrea 20.79%
11 Kenya 19.48%
12 Senegal 11.87%
13 Botswana 8.89%
14 Ethiopia 8.65%
15 Mali 8.64%
16 Malawi 8.41%
17 Burkina Faso 6.54%
18 Rwanda 6.42%
19 Tanzania 6.17%
20 Chad 5.86%
21 Nigeria 5.64%
22 Ghana 4.78%
23 Madagascar 3.99%
24 Gambia, The 3.39%
25 Burundi 2.78%
26 South Sudan 2.53%
27 Zambia 1.96%
28 Togo 1.94%
29 Sao Tome and Principe 1.88%
30 Namibia 1.67%
31 Uganda 1.63%
32 Cote d'Ivoire 1.51%
33 Mozambique 1.47%
34 Benin 1.26%
35 Guinea-Bissau 1.09%
36 Lesotho 0.84%
37 Comoros 0.83%
38 Angola 0.48%
39 Cameroon 0.40%
40 Guinea 0.39%
41 Sierra Leone 0.13%
42 Gabon 0.08%
43 Equatorial Guinea 0.08%
44 Congo, Dem. Rep. 0.08%
45 Liberia 0.07%
46 Central African Republic 0.05%
47 Congo, Rep. 0.02%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Sub-Saharan Africa group for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022, Sudan leads with a gap of 336.33% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 47 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Congo, Rep. at 0.02%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.