Availability across Countries (2024)

FAQs

What are the possible underlying factors that lead to limited availability of clean water in our country? ›

Climate change (including droughts or floods), deforestation, water pollution and wasteful use of water can also cause insufficient water supply. Scarcity varies over time as a result of natural variability in hydrology.

Most of the countries on the list are vulnerable to water scarcity due to similar factors such as climate change, population growth, pollution, and government instability. Qatar has the greatest water scarcity because it has limited renewable water resources and a fast-growing population.

Economist Impact selects the 113 countries in the index based on regional diversity, economic importance, and population size. As of 2022 (the most recent report), Finland, Ireland, and Norway rank top three according to having the most favorable food safety standards.

Around 13 million people are projected to be experiencing crisis levels of hunger across five Sahelian countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger.

Hunger hotspots

From the Central American Dry Corridor and Haiti, through the Sahel, Central African Republic, South Sudan and then eastwards to the Horn of Africa, Palestine, Syria, Yemen and all the way to Afghanistan, conflict and climate shocks are driving millions of people to the brink of starvation.

Italy is the number one country having the best food in the world. It's difficult to talk about Italian food, it's easier to enjoy it. The original shades of Italian cuisine – green, red and yellow always produce a wonderful blend of taste and flavour.

Hunger is serious in both South Asia (where hunger is highest) and Africa South of the Sahara (where hunger is second highest). South Asia has the world's highest child stunting and child wasting rates.

Our water resources face a host of serious threats, all of which are caused primarily by human activity. They include sedimentation, pollution, climate change, deforestation, landscape changes, and urban growth.

Factors that affect water availability include rainfall patterns, climate change, population growth, urbanization, industrialization, and competing demands for water. Climate change will affect global water availability through compounding changes in seasonal precipitation and evaporation.

Disturbances such as fires, windthrow, or even debris torrents can influence stream temperature, turbidity, and other water quality parameters. Geology, geomorphology, and climate also influence water quality.

Which country has the best future in 2050? ›

This statistic shows the projected top ten largest national economies in 2050. By 2050, China is forecasted to have a gross domestic product of over 58 trillion U.S. dollars.

1. Finland. As a country scattered with thousands (168,000 to be exact) of lakes, 85% of which have received good or excellent environmental evaluations, it's no wonder Finland boasts some of the purest water in the world.

The United States demonstrates high self-sufficiency, importing only 20% of its food, yet still, 10.2% of households face food insecurity, particularly in states like Mississippi and Arkansas.

Some countries just do not have the land to feed their year-2000 populations even at high yields. They include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Algeria, Somalia, Lesotho, Haiti, and much of the Middle East. Some of these countries have resources they can trade for food; others do not.