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Headline data

Source: FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Geographical Area: Total

Sub-indicators: Percent (%)

Data type

Estimated data by international organizations (Type2)
This is Korean data prepared by international organizations through estimation and modeling.
If there are no national data corresponding to UN SDGs indicators, international data are available for monitoring.

Indicator name

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Definition

The ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental flow requirements, or freshwater withdrawn as a percentage of total freshwater resources save for environmental flow, also known as water withdrawal intensity. Main sectors as defined by ISIC standards: agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services.

Data collection

Quality data are collected by the water resources ministry and national statistic office.

Organizations

FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

Periodicity

Annually

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources

Target name

By 2030, substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity and substantially reduce the number of people suffering from water scarcity

Organizations

FAO(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)

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