Kyrgyz Republic: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Kyrgyz Republic's annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) did not change 0 percentage points on 2021 (from 15.75% to 15.75%).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2021), the average change was −0.16 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.1 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.81 percentage points in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Kyrgyz Republic had the 70th highest value of the 175 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kyrgyz Republic in the 2022 ranking

• Tajikistan — 66th of 175: 16.71%
• Portugal — 67th of 175: 16.13%
• United States — 68th of 175: 15.77%
• Maldives — 70th of 175: 15.67%
• Denmark — 71st of 175: 15.57%
• St. Lucia — 72nd of 175: 14.3%

What this measures

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 and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes. Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.

Limitations: A common perception is that most of the available freshwater resources are visible (on the surfaces of lakes, reservoirs and rivers). However, this visible water represents only a tiny fraction of global freshwater resources, as most of it is stored in aquifers, with the largest stocks stored in solid form in the Antarctic and in Greenland's ice cap. The data on freshwater resources are based on estimates of runoff into rivers and recharge of groundwater. These estimates are based on different sources and refer to different years, so cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) in nearby economies

• Albania — 2.96% (2022)
• Armenia — 44.79% (2022)
• Austria — 5.71% (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 160.53% (2022)
• Belarus — 4.16% (2022)
• Belgium — 35.83% (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 0.88% (2022)
• Bulgaria — 25.92% (2022)
• Croatia — 1.8% (2022)

More environment data for Kyrgyz Republic

• Population in largest city — 1.15 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 45.12% (2025)
• Rural population — 4.79 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 65.25% (2025)
• Urban population — 2.55 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 34.75% (2025)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.63% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 1.73% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 103,486 (2024)
• Surface area (sq. km)

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Questions people ask

What is Kyrgyz Republic's annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources)?

15.75% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 4.26 percentage points from 20.01% in 1994. The highest value was 20.6% in 2000 and the lowest 15.75% in 2006.

How does Kyrgyz Republic rank?

70th highest of 175 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) unusual for Kyrgyz Republic?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.H2O.FWTL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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