Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Chile

Water resources per capita in Chile in 2022 — 45,262 m³/person. Ranked 12 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 57.4%.

2022 45,262 m³/person −0.49% vs 2021
World rank 12of 181
Period maximum 106,309 m³/person1961
Period minimum 45,262 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Chile, 1961–202240,00060,00080,000100,000120,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 106,309 m³/person1963: 102,074 m³/person1965: 98,192 m³/person1967: 94,663 m³/person1969: 91,423 m³/person1971: 88,414 m³/person1973: 85,587 m³/person1975: 82,931 m³/person1977: 80,414 m³/person1979: 78,044 m³/person1981: 75,779 m³/person1983: 73,590 m³/person1985: 71,398 m³/person1987: 69,194 m³/person1989: 66,969 m³/person1991: 64,776 m³/person1993: 62,756 m³/person1995: 60,919 m³/person1997: 59,267 m³/person1999: 57,770 m³/person2001: 56,427 m³/person2003: 55,227 m³/person2005: 54,132 m³/person2007: 53,084 m³/person2009: 52,029 m³/person2011: 51,003 m³/person2013: 50,037 m³/person2015: 49,037 m³/person2017: 47,686 m³/person2019: 46,099 m³/person2021: 45,486 m³/person2022: 45,262 m³/person
Change over the period: −61,047 (−57.42%) Average annual rate: -1.39 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Chile 45,262 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
South America computed 29,578 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Chile, by year Chile All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 45,262 −225 −0.49%
2021 45,486 −201 −0.44%
2020 45,688 −411 −0.89%
2019 46,099 −743 −1.59%
2018 46,842 −844 −1.77%
2017 47,686 −761 −1.57%
2016 48,447 −589 −1.2%
2015 49,037 −504 −1.02%
2014 49,540 −496 −0.99%
2013 50,037 −480 −0.95%
2012 50,516 −487 −0.95%
2011 51,003 −506 −0.98%
2010 51,509 −520 −1%
2009 52,029 −528 −1%
2008 52,557 −528 −0.99%
2007 53,084 −522 −0.97%
2006 53,606 −526 −0.97%
2005 54,132 −540 −0.99%
2004 54,672 −555 −1%
2003 55,227 −581 −1.04%
2002 55,808 −619 −1.1%
2001 56,427 −656 −1.15%
2000 57,083 −687 −1.19%
1999 57,770 −731 −1.25%
1998 58,502 −765 −1.29%
1997 59,267 −798 −1.33%
1996 60,065 −854 −1.4%
1995 60,919 −898 −1.45%
1994 61,818 −938 −1.49%
1993 62,756 −984 −1.54%
1992 63,740 −1,036 −1.6%
1991 64,776 −1,086 −1.65%
1990 65,862 −1,107 −1.65%
1989 66,969 −1,111 −1.63%
1988 68,080 −1,114 −1.61%
1987 69,194 −1,106 −1.57%
1986 70,300 −1,098 −1.54%
1985 71,398 −1,097 −1.51%
1984 72,495 −1,095 −1.49%
1983 73,590 −1,092 −1.46%
1982 74,682 −1,097 −1.45%
1981 75,779 −1,120 −1.46%
1980 76,899 −1,145 −1.47%
1979 78,044 −1,167 −1.47%
1978 79,211 −1,203 −1.5%
1977 80,414 −1,241 −1.52%
1976 81,655 −1,275 −1.54%
1975 82,931 −1,308 −1.55%
1974 84,239 −1,348 −1.57%
1973 85,587 −1,394 −1.6%
1972 86,981 −1,434 −1.62%
1971 88,414 −1,476 −1.64%
1970 89,890 −1,533 −1.68%
1969 91,423 −1,591 −1.71%
1968 93,014 −1,649 −1.74%
1967 94,663 −1,724 −1.79%
1966 96,387 −1,805 −1.84%
1965 98,192 −1,892 −1.89%
1964 100,085 −1,990 −1.95%
1963 102,074 −2,079 −2%
1962 104,154 −2,155 −2.03%
1961 106,309

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.