Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in South Asia in 2022 — 37.56%. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 5.52 pp.
1990–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2021 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2020 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2019 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2018 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2017 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2016 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2015 | 37.56 | +0 pp |
| 2014 | 37.56 | −8.35 pp |
| 2013 | 45.91 | −0.22 pp |
| 2012 | 46.13 | +0.42 pp |
| 2011 | 45.7 | −0.29 pp |
| 2010 | 46 | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 45.7 | +0.17 pp |
| 2008 | 45.53 | −2.33 pp |
| 2007 | 47.86 | +0.29 pp |
| 2006 | 47.57 | +0.29 pp |
| 2005 | 47.28 | +0.28 pp |
| 2004 | 47 | −1.62 pp |
| 2003 | 48.62 | +0.91 pp |
| 2002 | 47.71 | +0.91 pp |
| 2001 | 46.81 | +0.91 pp |
| 2000 | 45.9 | −4.26 pp |
| 1999 | 50.16 | +0.83 pp |
| 1998 | 49.33 | +0.79 pp |
| 1997 | 48.54 | +0.79 pp |
| 1996 | 47.74 | +0.79 pp |
| 1995 | 46.95 | +0.79 pp |
| 1994 | 46.15 | +0.79 pp |
| 1993 | 45.36 | +0.79 pp |
| 1992 | 44.56 | +0.79 pp |
| 1991 | 43.77 | +0.69 pp |
| 1990 | 43.08 | — |
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.
How much water a country withdraws in a year for agriculture, industry and households.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
Environment Water resources per capitaHow many cubic meters of a country's own water are available per resident each year.
Agriculture Irrigated landThe share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation.