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Water Knowledge Center
Statistics
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This section features water-related statistics on ADB's developing member countries and ADB water sector operations.
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Country Water Sector Information
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| People's Republic of China |
| Water Resources |
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| Total annual water resources (AWR) |
2,829 cu. km |
| Water from international rivers as share of AWR |
1% |
| Total Resources per capita |
2,127 cu. m. |
| Dam Capacity as percentage of AWR |
17.0% |
| Water Use |
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| Total Annual water withdrawals as share of AWR |
22.3% |
| Water withdrawals per capita |
484 cu. m. |
| Area equipped for irrigation as percentage of irrigation potential |
84% |
| Area actually irrigated as percentage of irrigation potential |
70% |
| Irrigated land as percentage of cropland |
36% |
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| Floods and Droughts in Asia and the Pacific (2000-2007) |
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Floods(Damage in US$) |
Droughts(Damage in US$) |
| Central and West Asia |
757,162 |
754,050 |
| East Asia |
34,768,816 |
2,823,115 |
| Pacific Islands |
39,000 |
39,000 |
| South Asia |
17,079,097 |
18,577,819 |
| Southeast Asia |
4,859,217 |
5,563,090 |
| Asia and the Pacific |
57,503,292 |
63,283,052 |
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| School Days Saved from Improved Water Supply and Sanitation |
| Number of school days Gained due to Less Illness |
| East and Northeast Asia |
321 |
| North and Central Asia |
19.8 |
| Pacific |
2.1 |
| South and Southwest Asia |
519.9 |
| Southeast Asia |
92.6 |
| Total |
955.3 |
| Value of School Days Gained due to Less Illness |
| East and Northeast Asia |
571 |
| North and Central Asia |
58.9 |
| Pacific |
11.6 |
| South and Southwest Asia |
1,147.1 |
| Southeast Asia |
255.8 |
| Total |
2,044.8 |
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