South Korea's water supply coverage rate is 99.5%...per capita daily water usage is 303.9 liters

It has been revealed that the coverage rate of water supply in South Korea has reached 99.5%. The average daily water consumption per person is 303.9 liters, down 0.6% from the previous year.
The price of water rose slightly to 0.796 won per liter. The Ministry of Environment announced on the 25th that it will release the "2023 Water Supply Statistics" including these data on the National Water Supply Information System on the 27th.
The statistics provide detailed information on the operation and management of water supply systems, including the coverage of water supply systems by municipality, the current state of facilities, water consumption per person, and the production costs and fees of water supply.
According to a 2023 survey, the population served by water supply was approximately 52,385,000, and the water supply coverage rates for the whole country and rural areas were 99.5% and 96.4%, respectively.
The water supply coverage rates in the region were 98.6% and 91.5%, respectively, in 2014, 10 years ago, and have been steadily increasing since then.
The total amount of tap water supplied nationwide is 6,795 million cubic meters, of which the water fee is
The collected amount of water is about 5,862 million cubic meters. The collection rate is 86.3%, and the leakage rate is 9.9%. The leakage rate has decreased by 5% in the last 5 years due to the effect of the improvement project of the aging water supply system.
The rate is on a downward trend year by year. In particular, in the 16 municipalities where repairs to aging water pipes have been completed, the average leakage rate in 2023 is down 10.8% compared to 2016.
This has reduced water leakage by approximately 29 million cubic meters per year, which is equivalent to annual cost savings of 65.4 billion won and greenhouse gas reductions of 7,150 tons.
The average daily tap water usage per person was 303.9 liters, down 0.6% from the previous year (305.6 liters).
The average price in special and metropolitan cities was 0.745 won per liter, lower than the national average, but
The average price in the province is high at 0.833 won per liter. LEE SEUNG HWAN, water use policy officer at the Ministry of Environment, emphasized that "waterworks statistics are the basis for waterworks policy."
"Going forward, we will promote policies based on reliable water supply statistics to ensure that safe and clean tap water is supplied to the public," he said.