Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Central African Republic

Water resources per capita in the Central African Republic in 2022 — 27,658 m³/person. Ranked 22 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 66%.

2022 27,658 m³/person +0.28% vs 2021
World rank 22of 181
Period maximum 81,288 m³/person1961
Period minimum 27,582 m³/person2021

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Central African Republic, 1961–2022025,00050,00075,000100,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 81,288 m³/person1963: 78,200 m³/person1965: 75,086 m³/person1967: 71,922 m³/person1969: 68,730 m³/person1971: 65,843 m³/person1973: 63,342 m³/person1975: 60,936 m³/person1977: 59,420 m³/person1979: 58,173 m³/person1981: 56,891 m³/person1983: 55,569 m³/person1985: 54,211 m³/person1987: 52,826 m³/person1989: 50,647 m³/person1991: 47,584 m³/person1993: 44,651 m³/person1995: 42,114 m³/person1997: 39,924 m³/person1999: 37,807 m³/person2001: 35,974 m³/person2003: 34,364 m³/person2005: 32,876 m³/person2007: 31,595 m³/person2009: 31,132 m³/person2011: 30,887 m³/person2013: 30,372 m³/person2015: 30,458 m³/person2017: 29,415 m³/person2019: 28,515 m³/person2021: 27,582 m³/person2022: 27,658 m³/person
Change over the period: −53,630 (−65.98%) Average annual rate: -1.75 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 27,658 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Middle Africa computed 9,469 m³/person
Low-income countries computed 3,206 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 27,658 +76 +0.28%
2021 27,582 −469 −1.67%
2020 28,051 −465 −1.63%
2019 28,515 −386 −1.34%
2018 28,901 −513 −1.75%
2017 29,415 −498 −1.67%
2016 29,913 −545 −1.79%
2015 30,458 −40 −0.13%
2014 30,498 +126 +0.42%
2013 30,372 −208 −0.68%
2012 30,580 −307 −0.99%
2011 30,887 −495 −1.58%
2010 31,382 +250 +0.8%
2009 31,132 +204 +0.66%
2008 30,928 −667 −2.11%
2007 31,595 −615 −1.91%
2006 32,210 −667 −2.03%
2005 32,876 −753 −2.24%
2004 33,629 −736 −2.14%
2003 34,364 −832 −2.36%
2002 35,197 −778 −2.16%
2001 35,974 −808 −2.2%
2000 36,782 −1,025 −2.71%
1999 37,807 −1,048 −2.7%
1998 38,856 −1,069 −2.68%
1997 39,924 −1,112 −2.71%
1996 41,037 −1,078 −2.56%
1995 42,114 −1,165 −2.69%
1994 43,279 −1,372 −3.07%
1993 44,651 −1,445 −3.14%
1992 46,096 −1,488 −3.13%
1991 47,584 −1,512 −3.08%
1990 49,096 −1,551 −3.06%
1989 50,647 −1,306 −2.51%
1988 51,954 −872 −1.65%
1987 52,826 −700 −1.31%
1986 53,526 −686 −1.27%
1985 54,211 −682 −1.24%
1984 54,894 −675 −1.22%
1983 55,569 −665 −1.18%
1982 56,234 −657 −1.16%
1981 56,891 −647 −1.12%
1980 57,538 −635 −1.09%
1979 58,173 −627 −1.07%
1978 58,800 −620 −1.04%
1977 59,420 −616 −1.03%
1976 60,037 −899 −1.48%
1975 60,936 −1,197 −1.93%
1974 62,133 −1,209 −1.91%
1973 63,342 −1,225 −1.9%
1972 64,567 −1,276 −1.94%
1971 65,843 −1,379 −2.05%
1970 67,223 −1,507 −2.19%
1969 68,730 −1,591 −2.26%
1968 70,321 −1,602 −2.23%
1967 71,922 −1,588 −2.16%
1966 73,511 −1,575 −2.1%
1965 75,086 −1,562 −2.04%
1964 76,648 −1,552 −1.99%
1963 78,200 −1,546 −1.94%
1962 79,746 −1,542 −1.9%
1961 81,288

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.