This statistic displays the number of people who are facing severe water scarcity during at least a certain number of months per year, during the average period between 1996 and 2005, based on a 2016 study. During this period, some 50 million people were facing severe water scarcity in at least 12 months per year.
People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)*
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AAAS. (February 12, 2016). People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/
AAAS. "People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)*." Chart. February 12, 2016. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/
AAAS. (2016). People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/
AAAS. "People Facing Severe Water Scarcity during Months per Year by Scarcity Level (in Billions)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Feb 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/
AAAS, People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
People facing severe water scarcity during months per year by scarcity level (in billions)* [Graph], AAAS, February 12, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/512232/severe-water-shortages-faced-worldwide-per-year-by-severity/