Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater) in South Korea
South Korea: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater) was 16.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Korea, 1990–2022
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 South Korea stood at 16.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Korea peaked at 16.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1990.
That places South Korea 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.7% | — |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 12.1% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 13.6% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 16.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 16.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.9%, 64% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 16.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.9%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.9% | 9.7% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 15.2% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.4% | 16.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Korea?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Korea was 16.4% 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, industry recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- South Korea ranks 62nd out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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, 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.