Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China
China: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 17.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China, 1980–2022
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
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China stood at 17.7%.
That represents a change of down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China peaked at 24.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1984.
China ranks 59th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.3% | — |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 7.8% | -9.4% |
| 1984 | 7.0% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 7.5% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 8.5% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 9.5% | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 12.6% | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +20.1% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 18.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 19.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 23.6% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 23.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 22.6% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.6% | 7.0% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 10.0% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 20.7% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 20.2% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in China was 17.7% 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, industry recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1984.
- How does China rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- China ranks 59th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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, industry (% 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 industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.