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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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| Bangladesh |
| Water Resources |
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| Total annual water resources (AWR) |
1,221 cu.km |
| Total Resources per capita |
7,936 cu.m. |
| Water Use |
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| Total Annual water withdrawals as share of AWR |
6.6% |
| Water withdrawals per capita |
552 cu.m |
| Irrigated land as percentage of cropland |
56% |
| Water and Poverty |
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| Population with access to water supply [%] - Urban |
82% |
| Population with access to water supply [%] - Rural |
72% |
| Population with access to sanitation [%] - Urban |
51% |
| Population with access to sanitation [%] - Rural |
30% |
| Deaths among children under 5 years of age due to diarrhoeal diseases |
20% |
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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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