Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Albania

Water resources per capita in Albania in 2022 — 10,972 m³/person. Ranked 43 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 32.3%.

2022 10,972 m³/person +1.56% vs 2021
World rank 43of 181
Period maximum 16,207 m³/person1961
Period minimum 8,185 m³/person1990

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Albania, 1961–20227,50010,00012,50015,00017,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 16,207 m³/person1963: 15,261 m³/person1965: 14,425 m³/person1967: 13,685 m³/person1969: 12,922 m³/person1971: 12,295 m³/person1973: 11,712 m³/person1975: 11,186 m³/person1977: 10,702 m³/person1979: 10,276 m³/person1981: 9,868 m³/person1983: 9,459 m³/person1985: 9,073 m³/person1987: 8,724 m³/person1989: 8,333 m³/person1991: 8,234 m³/person1993: 8,335 m³/person1995: 8,438 m³/person1997: 8,544 m³/person1999: 8,653 m³/person2001: 8,790 m³/person2003: 8,850 m³/person2005: 8,932 m³/person2007: 9,057 m³/person2009: 9,189 m³/person2011: 9,259 m³/person2013: 9,549 m³/person2015: 9,849 m³/person2017: 10,158 m³/person2019: 10,476 m³/person2021: 10,804 m³/person2022: 10,972 m³/person
Change over the period: −5,235 (−32.3%) Average annual rate: -0.64 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Albania

Albania 10,972 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Southern Europe computed 3,522 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Albania, by year Albania All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 10,972 +168 +1.56%
2021 10,804 +165 +1.56%
2020 10,639 +163 +1.56%
2019 10,476 +160 +1.56%
2018 10,315 +158 +1.56%
2017 10,158 +156 +1.56%
2016 10,002 +153 +1.56%
2015 9,849 +151 +1.56%
2014 9,698 +149 +1.56%
2013 9,549 +146 +1.56%
2012 9,403 +144 +1.56%
2011 9,259 +25 +0.27%
2010 9,234 +46 +0.5%
2009 9,189 +62 +0.68%
2008 9,127 +70 +0.77%
2007 9,057 +68 +0.76%
2006 8,989 +57 +0.63%
2005 8,932 +46 +0.51%
2004 8,887 +37 +0.42%
2003 8,850 +33 +0.37%
2002 8,817 +26 +0.3%
2001 8,790 +82 +0.94%
2000 8,708 +55 +0.64%
1999 8,653 +55 +0.64%
1998 8,598 +54 +0.63%
1997 8,544 +53 +0.63%
1996 8,491 +53 +0.62%
1995 8,438 +52 +0.62%
1994 8,386 +51 +0.62%
1993 8,335 +51 +0.61%
1992 8,284 +50 +0.61%
1991 8,234 +49 +0.6%
1990 8,185 −149 −1.78%
1989 8,333 −227 −2.65%
1988 8,561 −163 −1.87%
1987 8,724 −176 −1.98%
1986 8,900 −174 −1.91%
1985 9,073 −188 −2.04%
1984 9,262 −197 −2.08%
1983 9,459 −203 −2.1%
1982 9,661 −206 −2.09%
1981 9,868 −200 −1.98%
1980 10,067 −208 −2.03%
1979 10,276 −206 −1.97%
1978 10,482 −220 −2.05%
1977 10,702 −240 −2.19%
1976 10,942 −244 −2.18%
1975 11,186 −260 −2.27%
1974 11,446 −266 −2.27%
1973 11,712 −280 −2.33%
1972 11,992 −303 −2.46%
1971 12,295 −302 −2.39%
1970 12,597 −325 −2.52%
1969 12,922 −380 −2.85%
1968 13,302 −384 −2.8%
1967 13,685 −365 −2.6%
1966 14,050 −375 −2.6%
1965 14,425 −403 −2.72%
1964 14,828 −433 −2.84%
1963 15,261 −458 −2.91%
1962 15,719 −488 −3.01%
1961 16,207

About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources divided by the population. This is the conventional measure of water scarcity: below 1,700 cubic meters per person a year indicates water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, and below 500 absolute scarcity. The value falls even where the water itself does not diminish — simply from population growth — and the series shows which countries are entering scarcity demographically.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its water resources divided by all of its population. The thresholds of 1,700, 1,000 and 500 m³ are widely used benchmarks, not an official classification.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.