🌍 Several African countries are forecasted to have extremely high levels of Water Stress by 2050
By 2050, 51 countries, including parts of North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India and Southern Europe, could face high to extremely high water stress, consuming at least 80% of their available water.
The African countries include:
🇿🇦 South Africa
🇳🇦 Namibia
🇧🇼 Botswana
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇹🇳 Tunisia
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇱🇾 Libya
🇪🇬 Egypt
Water is becoming an increasingly contested resource, with 2.4 billion people living in areas of extreme water stress as of 2022, and demand is expected to keep rising.
Data Source and Visual: Statista