Water scarcity can also be measured in terms of “water stress,”...

Water scarcity can also be measured in terms of “water stress,” which the World Resource Institute (WRI)definesas a ratio of the total amount of water withdrawals to available renewable water supplies. According to theWRI, China suffers from medium-high water stress and is the 56^thmost water-stressed country in the world.

Water Stress in Selected Countries
Country	Water Stress Level	Global Rank (Out of 164)
Saudi Arabia	Extremely High	8
India	Extremely High	13
China	Medium-high	56
USA	Low-medium	70
Canada	Low