Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 74.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Southern Asia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 74.7% for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Southern Asia peaked at 78.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 28 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.7% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 75.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 72.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.0% | 70.7% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 76.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.1% | 74.7% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Southern Asia?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Southern Asia was 74.7% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 28 groups with data for 2023.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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