Level of water stress in China
Freshwater withdrawals in China were equal to 41.5% of available resources in 2022.
China, 2022
41.5%
Change from 2021
0percentage points
Median of G20 countries, 2022
29.8%
Position in 2022
42nd of 176
Level of water stress in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 41.5% |
| 2021 | 41.5% |
| 2020 | 41.5% |
| 2019 | 43.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% |
| 2017 | 43.5% |
| 2016 | 44.1% |
| 2015 | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 43.3% |
| 2013 | 44.0% |
| 2012 | 43.7% |
| 2011 | 43.5% |
| 2010 | 42.9% |
| 2009 | 42.6% |
| 2008 | 42.1% |
| 2007 | 41.5% |
| 2006 | 41.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% |
| 2004 | 40.4% |
| 2003 | 40.4% |
| 2002 | 40.3% |
| 2001 | 40.3% |
| 2000 | 40.2% |
| 1999 | 40.0% |
| 1998 | 39.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 43.7%, the figure has changed by −2.2 percentage points.
- Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, China has the 42nd highest value.