Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) in North Korea
North Korea: Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) was 10.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in North Korea, 2000–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in North Korea is 10.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in North Korea peaked at 10.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
That places North Korea 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater) in North Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 10.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.8%, 88% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 10.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.9%, 96% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More infrastructure data for North Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.18 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in North Korea?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic in North Korea was 10.4% 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, domestic recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does North Korea rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic?
- North Korea ranks 137th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North 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 Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.