Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture was 73.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 73.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 74.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2018.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 74.3% | — |
| 2015 | 74.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.2% | 72.3% | 74.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 73.0% | 73.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More agriculture & rural data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3797 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.4% (2025)
- Rural population 804.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 38.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 812.8 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 73.0% 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, agriculture recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2018.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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, agriculture (% 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 agriculture are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.