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 85.22 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea, 1990–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea is 85.22, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 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 85.22 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60.04, in 1990.
Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.04 | — |
| 1991 | 62.07 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 64.1 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 66.13 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 68.16 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 70.19 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 72.22 | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 74.26 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 76.43 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 78.61 | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 80.78 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 82.96 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 85.14 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 85.17 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.19 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.22 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.22 | 60.04 | 78.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.54 | 80.78 | 85.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.22 | 85.22 | 85.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.22 | 85.22 | 85.22 | 3 |
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 85.22 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 85.22 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 60.04 in 1990.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Republic of Korea ranks 21st out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- 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 rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 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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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.