Climate Change in South Asia

19 indicators covering climate change for South Asia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Urban population growth 1.8% 2025 down 15.0% 20th
Population, total, annual growth rate 0.8865 % change on previous year 2025 down 23.1% 24th
Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 41.9% 14th
Urban population, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year 2025 down 15.1% 20th
Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 36.3% 16th
Urban population, per capita 0.3579 units per person 2025 up 9.7% 45th
Urban population 605.70 million 2025 up 20.7% 18th
Population, total 1.69 billion 2025 up 10.1% 14th
Population growth 0.9% 2025 down 23.1% 24th
Urban population, per square kilometre 174.55 units per square kilometre 2023 up 21.6% 1st
Population, total, per square kilometre 496.76 units per square kilometre 2023 up 10.7% 1st
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 16.8% 2025 up 17.8% 27th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 37.6% 2022 unchanged 5th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 706.16 billion cubic meters 2022 unchanged 16th
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 4.6% 2025 up 22.1% 46th
Terrestrial protected areas 9.2% 2025 up 20.4% 41st
Marine protected areas 0.4% 2025 up 72.1% 46th
Urban population 35.8% 2025 up 4.7% 45th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.18 1=low to 6=high 2025 down 2.5% 12th