| Subject | English | German |
| econ., agr. | bread-scarcity | Getreidemangel |
| econ., agr. | bread-scarcity | Brotknappheit |
| econ., agr. | bread-scarcity | Mißernte |
| econ. | contrive scarcities | Knappheit künstlich hervorrufen |
| econ. | contrive scarcities | Knappheit künstlich erzeugen |
| IMF. | contrived scarcity | künstliche Knappheit |
| gen. | drinking water scarcity | Trinkwasserknappheit |
| busin. | economy of scarcity | Mangelwirtschaft |
| gen. | energy scarcity | Energiemangel |
| gen. | energy scarcity | Energieknappheit |
| gen. | fish scarcity | Fischarmut |
| gen. | food scarcity | Nahrungsmittelknappheit |
| gen. | housing scarcity | Wohnungsknappheit |
| busin. | job scarcity | Arbeitsplatzmangel |
| econ. | labor scarcity | Arbeitskräftemangel |
| econ. | labor scarcity | Knappheit an Arbeitskräften |
| busin. | money scarcity | Geldknappheit |
| econ. | natural scarcities | natürliche Knappheit (z.B. an Ressourcen) |
| econ. | natural scarcities | natürlicher Mangel |
| min.prod. | resource scarcity | Verknappung der Ressourcen |
| mining. | scarcity of cars | Wagenmangel (z. B. in Vortriebsörtern) |
| gen. | scarcity of food | Nahrungsmittelknappheit |
| f.trade. | scarcity of foreign exchange | Devisenmangel |
| EBRD | scarcity of funds | knappe Haushaltsmittel |
| busin. | scarcity of ideas | Mangel an Einfällen |
| busin. | scarcity of jobs | Knappheit an Arbeitsplätzen |
| econ. | scarcity of labor | Mangel an Arbeitskräften |
| lab.law., unions. | scarcity of labour | Knappheit auf dem Arbeitsmarkt |
| lab.law. | scarcity of labour | Mangel an Arbeitskräften |
| lab.law., unions. | scarcity of labour | Verknappung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt |
| lab.law., unions. | scarcity of labour | Arbeitskraeftemangel |
| lab.law., unions. | scarcity of labour | Arbeitskraefteknappheit |
| lab.law., unions. | scarcity of labour | Verknappung der Arbeitskraefte |
| gen. | scarcity of liquidity | Mittelverknappung |
| busin. | scarcity of material | Materialknappheit |
| law, ADR | scarcity of raw materials | Rohstoffknappheit |
| gen. | scarcity of raw materials | Rohstoffarmut |
| min.prod. | scarcity of resources | Ressourcenknappheit |
| busin. | scarcity of skilled labour | Mangel an Facharbeitern |
| transp. | scarcity of tonnage | Schiffsraumknappheit |
| life.sc., agric. | scarcity of water | Wasserknappheit |
| environ. | scarcity of water resources | Wasserverknappung |
| econ. | scarcity value | durch Warenknappheit erhöhter Wert |
| life.sc., agric. | water scarcity | Wasserknappheit |
| environ. | water scarcity and drought | Wasserknappheit und Dürre |
| gen. | years of scarcity | schlechte Zeiten |
| gen. | years of scarcity | Mangeljahre |