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Freshwater withdrawal — South Korea

Freshwater withdrawal in South Korea in 2022 — 29.2 km³. Ranked 24 in the world out of 179. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 41.9%.

2022 29 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 24of 179
Period maximum 29 km³2005
Period minimum 21 km³1990

Trend over time

1990–2022 · km³ per year

Freshwater withdrawal — South Korea, 1990–202220232528301990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 20.57 km³1991: 21.27 km³1992: 21.96 km³1993: 22.66 km³1994: 23.35 km³1995: 24.05 km³1996: 24.74 km³1997: 25.44 km³1998: 26.19 km³1999: 26.93 km³2000: 27.68 km³2001: 28.42 km³2002: 29.17 km³2003: 29.18 km³2004: 29.19 km³2005: 29.2 km³2006: 29.2 km³2007: 29.2 km³2008: 29.2 km³2009: 29.2 km³2010: 29.2 km³2011: 29.2 km³2012: 29.2 km³2013: 29.2 km³2014: 29.2 km³2015: 29.2 km³2016: 29.2 km³2017: 29.2 km³2018: 29.2 km³2019: 29.2 km³2020: 29.2 km³2021: 29.2 km³2022: 29.2 km³
Change over the period: +9 (+41.94%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %

Comparison, 2022

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

South Korea 29 km³
World 3,853 km³
East Asia & Pacific 1,212 km³
Eastern Asia computed 686 km³
High-income countries computed 942 km³
Freshwater withdrawal — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 29 +0 +0%
2021 29 +0 +0%
2020 29 +0 +0%
2019 29 +0 +0%
2018 29 +0 +0%
2017 29 +0 +0%
2016 29 +0 +0%
2015 29 +0 +0%
2014 29 +0 +0%
2013 29 +0 +0%
2012 29 +0 +0%
2011 29 +0 +0%
2010 29 +0 +0%
2009 29 +0 +0%
2008 29 +0 +0%
2007 29 +0 +0%
2006 29 +0 +0%
2005 29 +0 +0.03%
2004 29 +0 +0.03%
2003 29 +0 +0.03%
2002 29 +1 +2.62%
2001 28 +1 +2.69%
2000 28 +1 +2.77%
1999 27 +1 +2.85%
1998 26 +1 +2.93%
1997 25 +1 +2.81%
1996 25 +1 +2.89%
1995 24 +1 +2.98%
1994 23 +1 +3.07%
1993 23 +1 +3.17%
1992 22 +1 +3.27%
1991 21 +1 +3.38%
1990 21 — —

Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 568 JP Japan 80 KR South Korea 29 KP North Korea 9 MN Mongolia 0
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About the indicator

Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses: irrigation, industry, municipal supply. More than two-thirds of global withdrawal goes to agriculture, so the volume is tied more closely to the area under irrigation than to the number of residents or the size of industry. Withdrawal is not consumption: part of the water returns to water bodies, though usually in worse condition.

Important: Withdrawal, not consumptive use. It can exceed a country's own renewable resources: the country then takes water from across the border, from non-renewable groundwater, or desalinates it.

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

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