Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — East Asia & Pacific

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in East Asia & Pacific in 2022 — 12.06%. Since 2014, the indicator has fallen by 0.12 pp.

2022 12.06% +0.02 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 12.37%2016
Period minimum 12%2020

Trend over time

2014–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — East Asia & Pacific, 2014–202211.91212.112.212.312.42014201520162017201820192020202120222014: 12.18%2015: 12.16%2016: 12.37%2017: 12.35%2018: 12.32%2019: 12.22%2020: 12%2021: 12.04%2022: 12.06%
Change over the period: −0.12 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 12.06%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 12.06 +0.02 pp
2021 12.04 +0.04 pp
2020 12 −0.22 pp
2019 12.22 −0.1 pp
2018 12.32 −0.03 pp
2017 12.35 −0.02 pp
2016 12.37 +0.21 pp
2015 12.16 −0.02 pp
2014 12.18

About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.