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East Asia & Pacific
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Korea, Rep. leads Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022 at 45.02%, while Papua New Guinea sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.05%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.011.322.533.845.0Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 45.02%45.0SingaporeSingapore: 33.26%33.3ThailandThailand: 25.53%25.5Viet NamViet Nam: 22.78%22.8ChinaChina: 20.21%20.2PhilippinesPhilippines: 19.01%19.0JapanJapan: 18.53%18.5Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 14.27%14.3Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 12.92%12.9IndonesiaIndonesia: 11.03%11.0Lao PDRLao PDR: 3.86%3.9MyanmarMyanmar: 3.31%3.3

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Korea, Rep. 45.02%
2 Singapore 33.26%
3 Thailand 25.53%
4 Viet Nam 22.78%
5 China 20.21%
6 Philippines 19.01%
7 Japan 18.53%
8 Timor-Leste 14.27%
9 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 12.92%
10 Indonesia 11.03%
11 Lao PDR 3.86%
12 Myanmar 3.31%
13 New Zealand 3.02%
14 Australia 2.36%
15 Cambodia 1.81%
16 Mongolia 1.33%
17 Malaysia 1.16%
18 Brunei Darussalam 1.08%
19 Fiji 0.30%
20 Papua New Guinea 0.05%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022, Korea, Rep. leads with a gap of 11.77% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 20 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Papua New Guinea at 0.05%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.