Level of water stress (freshwater withdrawal of available resources) in Asia

46 countries in Asia, 2022. Unit: % of available freshwater. World ranking →

First in the ranking
1.0 %
Cambodia
Median country
49.0 %
half above, half below
Range
1.0 to 3,850.5
Cambodia - Kuwait

How to read it

Across 46 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Kuwait (3,850.5 %) and the lowest in Cambodia (1.0 %).

The median country is at 49.0 %: half are above, half below.

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stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements.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…

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Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri… · via World Bank WDI (ER.H2O.FWST.ZS) · licence

Water stress over time

%

Ranking of countries

2022
In chart Share of the highest value
1Cambodia1.0
2Bhutan1.4
3Mongolia3.4
4Malaysia3.4
5Brunei3.5
6Georgia4.2
7Laos4.8
8Bangladesh5.7
9Myanmar5.8
10Nepal8.3
11Maldives15.7
12Vietnam18.1
13Thailand23.0
14North Korea27.7
15Philippines27.8
16Timor-Leste28.3
17Indonesia29.7
18Cyprus30.5
19Singapore33.3
20Kazakhstan34.6
21Japan36.6
22China41.5
23Türkiye47.9
24Kyrgyzstan50.0
25Afghanistan54.8
26Azerbaijan57.5
27Lebanon58.8
28Iraq59.6
29Armenia62.0
30India66.5
31Tajikistan69.9
32Iran81.3
33South Korea85.2
34Sri Lanka90.8
35Jordan105.2
36Pakistan110.0
37Oman116.7
38Uzbekistan123.0
39Syria124.4
40Bahrain133.7
41Turkmenistan135.2
42Yemen169.8
43Qatar431.0
44Saudi Arabia974.2
45United Arab Emirates1,509.9
46Kuwait3,850.5
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