Beijing reports reduced water use relative to GDP since 2013: ministry

BEIJING, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has seen a significant reduction in water use relative to GDP generated by the city over the past decade, the Ministry of Water Resources said Thursday.

Water use per 10,000 yuan (1,404 U.S. dollars) of GDP generated in Beijing dropped 32.6 percent since 2013 to 9.3 cubic meters in 2023, vice minister of water resources Wang Bao'en told a press conference.

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