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Water resources per capita — Colombia

Water resources per capita in Colombia in 2022 — 41,459 m³/person. Ranked 13 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 68.9%.

2022 41,459 m³/person −1.06% vs 2021
World rank 13of 181
Period maximum 133,270 m³/person1961
Period minimum 41,459 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Colombia, 1961–2022050,000100,000150,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 133,270 m³/person1963: 125,337 m³/person1965: 118,058 m³/person1967: 111,512 m³/person1969: 105,707 m³/person1971: 100,614 m³/person1973: 96,079 m³/person1975: 91,884 m³/person1977: 87,933 m³/person1979: 84,066 m³/person1981: 80,297 m³/person1983: 76,640 m³/person1985: 73,287 m³/person1987: 70,329 m³/person1989: 67,503 m³/person1991: 64,807 m³/person1993: 62,280 m³/person1995: 59,908 m³/person1997: 57,784 m³/person1999: 55,780 m³/person2001: 54,018 m³/person2003: 52,397 m³/person2005: 50,915 m³/person2007: 49,612 m³/person2009: 48,451 m³/person2011: 47,393 m³/person2013: 46,477 m³/person2015: 45,668 m³/person2017: 44,566 m³/person2019: 42,979 m³/person2021: 41,904 m³/person2022: 41,459 m³/person
Change over the period: −91,811 (−68.89%) Average annual rate: -1.9 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Colombia 41,459 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
South America computed 29,578 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Colombia, by year Colombia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 41,459 −445 −1.06%
2021 41,904 −462 −1.09%
2020 42,366 −613 −1.43%
2019 42,979 −775 −1.77%
2018 43,754 −812 −1.82%
2017 44,566 −652 −1.44%
2016 45,217 −450 −0.99%
2015 45,668 −397 −0.86%
2014 46,064 −413 −0.89%
2013 46,477 −443 −0.94%
2012 46,920 −473 −1%
2011 47,393 −510 −1.07%
2010 47,904 −547 −1.13%
2009 48,451 −568 −1.16%
2008 49,019 −593 −1.2%
2007 49,612 −633 −1.26%
2006 50,245 −670 −1.32%
2005 50,915 −718 −1.39%
2004 51,633 −764 −1.46%
2003 52,397 −796 −1.5%
2002 53,193 −824 −1.53%
2001 54,018 −856 −1.56%
2000 54,873 −906 −1.62%
1999 55,780 −978 −1.72%
1998 56,758 −1,026 −1.78%
1997 57,784 −1,043 −1.77%
1996 58,827 −1,081 −1.8%
1995 59,908 −1,155 −1.89%
1994 61,063 −1,216 −1.95%
1993 62,280 −1,256 −1.98%
1992 63,536 −1,271 −1.96%
1991 64,807 −1,315 −1.99%
1990 66,122 −1,381 −2.05%
1989 67,503 −1,400 −2.03%
1988 68,903 −1,426 −2.03%
1987 70,329 −1,460 −2.03%
1986 71,789 −1,498 −2.04%
1985 73,287 −1,601 −2.14%
1984 74,888 −1,751 −2.29%
1983 76,640 −1,822 −2.32%
1982 78,461 −1,836 −2.29%
1981 80,297 −1,873 −2.28%
1980 82,170 −1,896 −2.26%
1979 84,066 −1,905 −2.22%
1978 85,971 −1,962 −2.23%
1977 87,933 −1,971 −2.19%
1976 89,904 −1,980 −2.16%
1975 91,884 −2,057 −2.19%
1974 93,941 −2,138 −2.23%
1973 96,079 −2,227 −2.27%
1972 98,306 −2,308 −2.29%
1971 100,614 −2,453 −2.38%
1970 103,067 −2,640 −2.5%
1969 105,707 −2,808 −2.59%
1968 108,515 −2,997 −2.69%
1967 111,512 −3,178 −2.77%
1966 114,689 −3,369 −2.85%
1965 118,058 −3,559 −2.93%
1964 121,616 −3,721 −2.97%
1963 125,337 −3,887 −3.01%
1962 129,224 −4,045 −3.04%
1961 133,270 — —

South America, 2022

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

GY Guyana 293,317 SR Suriname 158,867 PE Peru 49,021 CL Chile 45,262 CO Colombia 41,459 VE Venezuela 28,533 UY Uruguay 27,190 BR Brazil 26,918 BO Bolivia 25,130 EC Ecuador 24,821 PY Paraguay 17,307 AR Argentina 6,431
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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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