Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Nepal

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Nepal in 2022 — 4.79%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 175. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 0.03 pp.

2022 4.79% +0 pp vs 2021
World rank 72of 175
Period maximum 4.82%2000
Period minimum 4.79%2005

Trend over time

2000–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Nepal, 2000–20224.794.84.814.824.83200020032006200920122015201820212000: 4.82%2001: 4.82%2002: 4.81%2003: 4.8%2004: 4.8%2005: 4.79%2006: 4.79%2007: 4.79%2008: 4.79%2009: 4.79%2010: 4.79%2011: 4.79%2012: 4.79%2013: 4.79%2014: 4.79%2015: 4.79%2016: 4.79%2017: 4.79%2018: 4.79%2019: 4.79%2020: 4.79%2021: 4.79%2022: 4.79%
Change over the period: −0.03 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Nepal 4.79%
World 9.01%
South Asia 37.56%
Southern Asia computed 47.32%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Nepal, by year Nepal All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 4.79 +0 pp
2021 4.79 +0 pp
2020 4.79 +0 pp
2019 4.79 +0 pp
2018 4.79 +0 pp
2017 4.79 +0 pp
2016 4.79 +0 pp
2015 4.79 +0 pp
2014 4.79 +0 pp
2013 4.79 +0 pp
2012 4.79 +0 pp
2011 4.79 +0 pp
2010 4.79 +0 pp
2009 4.79 +0 pp
2008 4.79 +0 pp
2007 4.79 +0 pp
2006 4.79 +0 pp
2005 4.79 −0.01 pp
2004 4.8 −0.01 pp
2003 4.8 −0.01 pp
2002 4.81 −0.01 pp
2001 4.82 −0.01 pp
2000 4.82

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.