Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 27.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Democratic People's Republic of Korea recorded 27.7% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 27.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 |
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More environment data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.499 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.26 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.45 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.35 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 0 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 12,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.32 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,460 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.31 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 27.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 62nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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