Level of water stress in North Korea

Freshwater withdrawals in North Korea were equal to 27.7% of available resources in 2022.

Measure: Level of water stress Unit: % of available freshwater resources Data: 2000 to 2022 Source: World Bank
North Korea, 2022 27.7% % of available freshwater resources
Change from 2021 0percentage points 2021: 27.7%
Position in 2022 58th of 176 See the full ranking

Level of water stress in North Korea over time

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% of available freshwater resources. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Level of water stress (% of available freshwater resources), 2000 to 2022
Period North Korea
2022 27.7%
2021 27.7%
2020 27.7%
2019 27.7%
2018 27.7%
2017 27.7%
2016 27.7%
2015 27.7%
2014 27.7%
2013 27.7%
2012 27.7%
2011 27.7%
2010 27.7%
2009 27.7%
2008 27.7%
2007 27.7%
2006 27.7%
2005 27.7%
2004 27.7%
2003 27.6%
2002 27.5%
2001 27.5%
2000 27.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 27.7%, the figure has changed by 0 percentage points.
  • Among the 176 countries with data for 2022, North Korea has the 58th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.FWST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2022 for North Korea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT