Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia stood at 20.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 20.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
That places South-Eastern Asia 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 15.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 18.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 13.5% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 18.2% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 124.4% compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 124.4% compare
- 12 Uzbekistan 123.0% compare
- 13 Israel 119.6% compare
- 14 Sudan 118.7% compare
- 15 Oman 116.7% compare
- 16 Egypt 112.9% compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in South-Eastern Asia was 20.4% 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 South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 13th out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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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