Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 85.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea is 85.2%, measured 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 Republic of Korea peaked at 85.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.8% | — |
| 2001 | 83.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.5% | 80.8% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 85.2% | 85.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea was 85.2% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Republic of Korea ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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