Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Ethiopia

Water resources per capita in Ethiopia in 2022 — 973 m³/person. Ranked 131 in the world out of 181. Since 1993, the indicator has fallen by 57.2%.

2022 973 m³/person −2.59% vs 2021
World rank 131of 181
Period maximum 2,272 m³/person1993
Period minimum 973 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1993–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Ethiopia, 1993–20225001,0001,5002,0002,500199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 2,272 m³/person1994: 2,194 m³/person1995: 2,120 m³/person1996: 2,052 m³/person1997: 1,987 m³/person1998: 1,925 m³/person1999: 1,866 m³/person2000: 1,810 m³/person2001: 1,756 m³/person2002: 1,703 m³/person2003: 1,652 m³/person2004: 1,604 m³/person2005: 1,557 m³/person2006: 1,512 m³/person2007: 1,468 m³/person2008: 1,426 m³/person2009: 1,386 m³/person2010: 1,347 m³/person2011: 1,310 m³/person2012: 1,274 m³/person2013: 1,239 m³/person2014: 1,207 m³/person2015: 1,175 m³/person2016: 1,143 m³/person2017: 1,112 m³/person2018: 1,083 m³/person2019: 1,054 m³/person2020: 1,026 m³/person2021: 999 m³/person2022: 973 m³/person
Change over the period: −1,298 (−57.16%) Average annual rate: -2.88 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Ethiopia 973 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Eastern Africa computed 1,836 m³/person
Low-income countries computed 3,206 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Ethiopia, by year Ethiopia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 973 −26 −2.59%
2021 999 −27 −2.64%
2020 1,026 −28 −2.67%
2019 1,054 −29 −2.66%
2018 1,083 −30 −2.66%
2017 1,112 −31 −2.69%
2016 1,143 −31 −2.67%
2015 1,175 −32 −2.65%
2014 1,207 −33 −2.65%
2013 1,239 −34 −2.68%
2012 1,274 −36 −2.76%
2011 1,310 −38 −2.8%
2010 1,347 −39 −2.8%
2009 1,386 −40 −2.8%
2008 1,426 −42 −2.85%
2007 1,468 −44 −2.89%
2006 1,512 −45 −2.89%
2005 1,557 −47 −2.92%
2004 1,604 −49 −2.95%
2003 1,652 −51 −2.98%
2002 1,703 −53 −3%
2001 1,756 −54 −2.99%
2000 1,810 −56 −3.02%
1999 1,866 −59 −3.08%
1998 1,925 −61 −3.09%
1997 1,987 −65 −3.15%
1996 2,052 −69 −3.25%
1995 2,120 −73 −3.35%
1994 2,194 −78 −3.42%
1993 2,272

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.