Korea vs South America: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of
Korea
85.2%
in 2023
South America
5.4%
in 2023
Korea rank
22nd
South America rank
22nd
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of over time
- Korea
- South America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 85.2% against 5.4% in South America, a difference of 79.8%.
That makes Korea's figure about 15.7 times South America's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 22nd and South America ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 5.4% | 79.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 6.0% | 79.2% | Korea |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 5.5% | 79.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of, Korea or South America?
- Korea, at 85.2% against 5.4% in South America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of between Korea and South America?
- 79.8%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Korea and South America rank globally for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Korea ranks 22nd and South America ranks 22nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.