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Water resources per capita — Australia

Water resources per capita in Australia in 2022 — 18,909 m³/person. Ranked 32 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 59.7%.

2022 18,909 m³/person −1.28% vs 2021
World rank 32of 181
Period maximum 46,933 m³/person1961
Period minimum 18,909 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Australia, 1961–202210,00020,00030,00040,00050,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 46,933 m³/person1963: 44,932 m³/person1965: 43,203 m³/person1967: 41,698 m³/person1969: 40,121 m³/person1971: 38,030 m³/person1973: 36,771 m³/person1975: 35,414 m³/person1977: 34,667 m³/person1979: 33,898 m³/person1981: 32,969 m³/person1983: 31,962 m³/person1985: 31,162 m³/person1987: 30,251 m³/person1989: 29,261 m³/person1991: 28,466 m³/person1993: 27,899 m³/person1995: 27,326 m³/person1997: 26,706 m³/person1999: 26,153 m³/person2001: 25,526 m³/person2003: 24,948 m³/person2005: 24,384 m³/person2007: 23,622 m³/person2009: 22,682 m³/person2011: 22,023 m³/person2013: 21,273 m³/person2015: 20,658 m³/person2017: 20,006 m³/person2019: 19,420 m³/person2021: 19,155 m³/person2022: 18,909 m³/person
Change over the period: −28,024 (−59.71%) Average annual rate: -1.48 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Australia 18,909 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
Australia and New Zealand computed 26,334 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 18,909 −245 −1.28%
2021 19,155 −27 −0.14%
2020 19,182 −238 −1.23%
2019 19,420 −289 −1.47%
2018 19,709 −297 −1.48%
2017 20,006 −332 −1.63%
2016 20,338 −320 −1.55%
2015 20,658 −299 −1.43%
2014 20,958 −315 −1.48%
2013 21,273 −369 −1.71%
2012 21,642 −381 −1.73%
2011 22,023 −308 −1.38%
2010 22,331 −350 −1.54%
2009 22,682 −472 −2.04%
2008 23,154 −469 −1.98%
2007 23,622 −435 −1.81%
2006 24,058 −327 −1.34%
2005 24,384 −299 −1.21%
2004 24,683 −265 −1.06%
2003 24,948 −289 −1.14%
2002 25,237 −289 −1.13%
2001 25,526 −330 −1.28%
2000 25,856 −298 −1.14%
1999 26,153 −288 −1.09%
1998 26,441 −265 −0.99%
1997 26,706 −291 −1.08%
1996 26,996 −330 −1.21%
1995 27,326 −306 −1.11%
1994 27,632 −267 −0.96%
1993 27,899 −249 −0.89%
1992 28,149 −317 −1.11%
1991 28,466 −365 −1.27%
1990 28,831 −430 −1.47%
1989 29,261 −500 −1.68%
1988 29,760 −491 −1.62%
1987 30,251 −464 −1.51%
1986 30,715 −448 −1.44%
1985 31,162 −418 −1.32%
1984 31,580 −381 −1.19%
1983 31,962 −440 −1.36%
1982 32,402 −567 −1.72%
1981 32,969 −519 −1.55%
1980 33,488 −411 −1.21%
1979 33,898 −368 −1.07%
1978 34,267 −401 −1.16%
1977 34,667 −393 −1.12%
1976 35,060 −353 −1%
1975 35,414 −439 −1.22%
1974 35,852 −919 −2.5%
1973 36,771 −566 −1.52%
1972 37,338 −693 −1.82%
1971 38,030 −1,308 −3.32%
1970 39,338 −783 −1.95%
1969 40,121 −849 −2.07%
1968 40,969 −729 −1.75%
1967 41,698 −530 −1.25%
1966 42,228 −975 −2.26%
1965 43,203 −855 −1.94%
1964 44,058 −873 −1.94%
1963 44,932 −870 −1.9%
1962 45,802 −1,132 −2.41%
1961 46,933 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 64,349 AU Australia 18,909
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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.

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