Beijing decreases water consumption in 2023

Wang Baoen, vice-minister of water resources, highlighted Beijing's remarkable achievement of maintaining stable total water consumption despite more than doubling its GDP over the past 10 years.

During a news conference on Thursday, he revealed that the water consumption per unit of GDP in the capital, reached 9.3 cubic meters in 2023, marking a 32.6 percent decrease from 2013.

This success is attributed to a series of initiatives aimed at harnessing the potential of reclaimed water and bolstering water conservation efforts, according to him.

Nearly 1.3 billion cubic meters of reclaimed water were utilized in Beijing last year, accounting for over 31 percent of the city's total water consumption, he added.

In a proactive step towards enhancing water conservation management, the Beijing government has implemented online metering facilities on all water intake structures that annually draw in more than 10,000 cubic meters of water, he added.