Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 30.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia is 30.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia peaked at 30.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2006.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.5% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 30.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 30.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.4% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 29.8% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 30.1% | 30.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- 7 Bahrain 152.5% compare
- 8 Algeria 144.8% compare
- 9 Turkmenistan 135.2% compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 124.4% compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 124.4% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 123.0% compare
- 13 Israel 119.6% compare
More environment data for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 34.5% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 28.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 32.2% (2025)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 34.4% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 64.1% (2024)
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water 75.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 95.4% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 95.1% (2024)
- Water Use Efficiency 21.7 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia was 30.3% 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 Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2006.
- How does Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 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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