Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia
South Asia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 2.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia, 2014–2022
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 Asia stood at 2.3%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia peaked at 2.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2014.
That places South Asia 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.3% | — |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 40 Portugal 29.7% compare
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- 43 Georgia 27.4% compare
- 44 Congo 26.2% compare
- 45 Sierra Leone 26.2% compare
- 46 New Zealand 24.0% compare
More infrastructure data for South Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in South Asia was 2.3% 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2014.
- How does South Asia rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- South Asia ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Asia 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.