Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in South Asia
South Asia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in South Asia, 2014–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
South Asia recorded 0 billion cubic meters per person for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in South Asia peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
That places South Asia 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in South Asia, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 27 Venezuela 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 28 Thailand 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 29 Philippines 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 30 Indonesia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 31 Libya 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 32 Peru 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 33 Serbia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for South Asia
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.8865 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 605.70 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.8% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3579 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 496.76 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 174.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 16.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in South Asia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in South Asia was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- South Asia ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.