Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Laos

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Laos in 2022 — 3.86%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 175. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 2.03 pp.

2022 3.86% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 63of 175
Period maximum 4.12%2015
Period minimum 1.83%2005

Trend over time

2005–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Laos, 2005–20221234520052007200920112013201520172019202120222005: 1.83%2006: 2.07%2007: 2.31%2008: 2.55%2009: 2.79%2010: 3.02%2011: 3.26%2012: 3.5%2013: 3.74%2014: 3.98%2015: 4.12%2016: 4.02%2017: 3.84%2018: 3.84%2019: 3.86%2020: 3.86%2021: 3.86%2022: 3.86%
Change over the period: +2.03 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Laos

Laos 3.86%
World 9.01%
South-Eastern Asia computed 10.09%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Laos, by year Laos All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 3.86 +0 pp
2021 3.86 +0 pp
2020 3.86 +0 pp
2019 3.86 +0.02 pp
2018 3.84 +0 pp
2017 3.84 −0.18 pp
2016 4.02 −0.1 pp
2015 4.12 +0.15 pp
2014 3.98 +0.24 pp
2013 3.74 +0.24 pp
2012 3.5 +0.24 pp
2011 3.26 +0.24 pp
2010 3.02 +0.24 pp
2009 2.79 +0.24 pp
2008 2.55 +0.24 pp
2007 2.31 +0.24 pp
2006 2.07 +0.24 pp
2005 1.83

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.