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Statistics

This section features water-related statistics on ADB's developing member countries and ADB water sector operations.


Country Water Sector Information
 
Country Water Sector Information
City Water Supply and Utility Information
Status of MDG Achievement
Water Utilities in Southeast Asia
Water Utilities in India
Asian Water Development Outlook

Country Profiles
Bangladesh
Water Resources  
Total annual water resources (AWR) 1,221 cu.km
Total Resources per capita 7,936 cu.m.
Water Use  
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  
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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Comparative Statistics
Floods and Droughts in Asia and the Pacific (2000-2007)
  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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MDG 7, Target 10

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