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. 2017 Mar 15;46(5):513–531. doi: 10.1007/s13280-017-0912-z

Table 2.

Differences in WSI and WTA of African countries (AQUASTAT)

Country WSI (2014) WSI (2002) WTA (2002)
Algeria Absolute Water Stress Absolute water stress Severely stressed
Angola Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Benin Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Botswana Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Burkina Faso Water Stress Water scarcity No stress
Burundi Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
Cabo Verde Water Stress Water stress No stress
Cameroon Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Central African Republic Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Chad Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Comoros Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
Congo Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Côte d’Ivoire Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Democratic Republic of the Congo Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Djibouti Absolute Water Stress Absolute water stress No stress
Egypt Water Stress Water stress Severely stressed
Equatorial Guinea Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Eritrea Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
Ethiopia Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
Gabon Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Gambia Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Ghana Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Guinea Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Guinea-Bissau Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Kenya Water Stress Water stress No stress
Lesotho Water Scarcity Water scarcity No stress
Liberia Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Libya Absolute Water Stress Absolute water stress Severely stressed
Madagascar Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Malawi Water Scarcity Water scarcity No stress
Mali Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Mauritania Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Mauritius Sufficient Sufficient Water stress
Morocco Water Stress water stress Severely stressed
Mozambique Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Namibia Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Niger Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Nigeria Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
Rwanda Water Scarcity Water scarcity No stress
Sao Tome and Principe Sufficient Sufficient  N/A
Senegal Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Sierra Leone Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Somalia Water Scarcity Sufficient Water stress
South Africa water stress water scarcity Water stress
South Sudan Sufficient n/a No stress (2011)
Sudan Water Stress n/a Severely stressed (2011)
Swaziland Sufficient Sufficient Water stress
Togo Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Tunisia Absolute Water Stress Absolute water stress Severely stressed
Uganda Water Scarcity Sufficient No stress
United Republic of Tanzania Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Zambia Sufficient Sufficient No stress
Zimbabwe Water Scarcity Water scarcity Water stress