Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) was 1,082 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 2014–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 1,082 billion cubic meters.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 1,113 billion cubic meters in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1,078 billion cubic meters, in 2020.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1,086 billion cubic meters | — |
| 2015 | 1,093 billion cubic meters | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1,113 billion cubic meters | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1,110 billion cubic meters | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,107 billion cubic meters | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,100 billion cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,078 billion cubic meters | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,080 billion cubic meters | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,082 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,102 billion cubic meters | 1,086 billion cubic meters | 1,113 billion cubic meters | 6 |
| 2020s | 1,080 billion cubic meters | 1,078 billion cubic meters | 1,082 billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 7 Philippines 91.04 billion cubic meters compare
- 8 Mexico 89.8 billion cubic meters compare
- 9 Vietnam 81.86 billion cubic meters compare
- 10 Japan 79.7 billion cubic meters compare
- 11 Egypt 77.5 billion cubic meters compare
- 12 Brazil 67.94 billion cubic meters compare
- 13 Russia 64.82 billion cubic meters compare
More climate change data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Urban population 1.33 billion (2025)
- Urban population 62.1% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6205 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.846 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1303 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 81.79 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 133.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 12.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 1,082 billion cubic meters 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 annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,113 billion cubic meters in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,078 billion cubic meters in 2020.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 10th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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 Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.