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South Asia
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Within the “South Asia” group, India leads Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022 at 44.78%, while Bhutan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.43%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.011.222.433.644.8IndiaIndia: 44.78%44.8BangladeshBangladesh: 34.16%34.2Sri LankaSri Lanka: 24.52%24.5MaldivesMaldives: 15.67%15.7NepalNepal: 4.79%4.8BhutanBhutan: 0.43%0.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 India 44.78%
2 Bangladesh 34.16%
3 Sri Lanka 24.52%
4 Maldives 15.67%
5 Nepal 4.79%
6 Bhutan 0.43%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in 2022, India leads with a gap of 10.62% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 6 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Bhutan at 0.43%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.