Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Southern Asia in 2022 — 47.32%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 3.63 pp.
1990–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47.32 | −0.23 pp |
| 2021 | 47.55 | −0.26 pp |
| 2020 | 47.8 | +0.59 pp |
| 2019 | 47.21 | −0.74 pp |
| 2018 | 47.95 | −0.34 pp |
| 2017 | 48.3 | +0.01 pp |
| 2016 | 48.29 | +0.14 pp |
| 2015 | 48.15 | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 48.05 | +0.54 pp |
| 2013 | 47.51 | −0.21 pp |
| 2012 | 47.72 | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 47.32 | −0.27 pp |
| 2010 | 47.6 | +0.28 pp |
| 2009 | 47.32 | +0.16 pp |
| 2008 | 47.16 | −2.33 pp |
| 2007 | 49.49 | +0.27 pp |
| 2006 | 49.22 | +0.27 pp |
| 2005 | 48.95 | +0.26 pp |
| 2004 | 48.69 | −1.46 pp |
| 2003 | 50.15 | +0.91 pp |
| 2002 | 49.24 | +0.91 pp |
| 2001 | 48.34 | +0.91 pp |
| 2000 | 47.43 | −4.05 pp |
| 1999 | 51.48 | +0.83 pp |
| 1998 | 50.65 | +0.8 pp |
| 1997 | 49.86 | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 49.06 | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 48.26 | +1.11 pp |
| 1994 | 47.15 | +1.11 pp |
| 1993 | 46.04 | +0.82 pp |
| 1992 | 45.22 | +0.82 pp |
| 1991 | 44.41 | +0.71 pp |
| 1990 | 43.69 | — |
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.