The Kingdom of Jordan, with a population of 10 million people, is one of the world's most water-stressed countries. As of September 2021, the country needed approximately 1,300,000,000 litres (1,300,000 m3) of potable water annually. However, at that time only 850,000,000–900,000,000 litres (850,000–900,000 m3) was available.