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.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 85.2% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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, 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.
Republic of Korea ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 93,268 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0.7486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area, annual growth rate -0.4464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate -0.463 % change on previous year (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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