Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea
North Korea: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 27.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea is 27.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
That places North Korea 58th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 27.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.6% | 27.4% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
- 55 Indonesia 29.7% compare
- 56 Timor-Leste 28.3% compare
- 57 Philippines 27.9% compare
- 59 Denmark 26.6% compare
- 60 Madagascar 25.0% compare
- 61 United States 24.5% compare
More environment data for North Korea
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 13.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 685,700 metric tons (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.3 Percentage change (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.99 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5584 Percentage change (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in North Korea was 27.7% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- North Korea ranks 58th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%).