Water Stress by 2040 (%)
• North America & Europe: 10-20%
• South America (most): 20-40% | Brazil/Argentina: <10%
• North/Central Africa: 40-80% | Sahara: 80-100%
• Middle East: 80-100%
• South Asia (India/Pakistan): 40-80% | Arabian Peninsula: 80-100%
• Southeast Asia: 20-40% | Indonesia: <10%
• East Asia (China): 40-80%
• Australia: 40-80% (interior) / 20-40% (coastal)
• Sub-Saharan Africa: 20-40% | Southern Africa: 40-60%
Global map shows severe stress (>40%) in MENA, North Africa, India, China interior. Low stress in wet tropics/high latitudes.