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countries experiencing water scarcity in 1955, 1990 and 2025 (projected), based on availability of less than 1,000 cubicmeters of renewable water per person per year

Water-scarce countries in 1955 Countries added to scarcity category by 1990 Countries added to scarcity category by 2025 under all UN population growth projections Countries added to scarcity category by 2025 only if they follow UN medium or high projections*

Malta

Qatar

Libya

Cyprus

Djibouti

Saudi Arabia

Oman

Zimbabwe

Barbados

United Arab Emirates

Morocco

Tanzania

Singapore

Yemen

Egypt

Peru

Bahrain

Israel

Comoros

  

Kuwait

Tunisia

South Africa

  

Jordan

Cape Verde

Syria

  
 

Kenya

Iran

  
 

Burundi

Ethiopia

  
 

Algeria

Haiti

  
 

Rwanda

   
 

Malawi

   
 

Somalia

    

 

* Cyprus will have more than 1,000 cubic meters of renewable fresh water annually per person in 2025 if it follows either the UN low or medium population growth projection. Zimbabme, Tanzania and Peru will avoid falling below 1,000 cubic meters per capita only if they follow the UN low projection.