Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Europe & Central Asia

Water resources per capita in Europe & Central Asia in 2022 — 7,674 m³/person. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 9.9%.

2022 7,674 m³/person +0.01% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 8,515 m³/person1992
Period minimum 7,674 m³/person2021

Trend over time

1992–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Europe & Central Asia, 1992–20227,5007,7508,0008,2508,5008,750199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 8,515 m³/person1993: 8,360 m³/person1994: 8,339 m³/person1995: 8,322 m³/person1996: 8,305 m³/person1997: 8,294 m³/person1998: 8,283 m³/person1999: 8,271 m³/person2000: 8,260 m³/person2001: 8,249 m³/person2002: 8,233 m³/person2003: 8,211 m³/person2004: 8,186 m³/person2005: 8,163 m³/person2006: 8,079 m³/person2007: 8,056 m³/person2008: 8,023 m³/person2009: 7,991 m³/person2010: 7,962 m³/person2011: 7,944 m³/person2012: 7,913 m³/person2013: 7,883 m³/person2014: 7,851 m³/person2015: 7,816 m³/person2016: 7,782 m³/person2017: 7,752 m³/person2018: 7,724 m³/person2019: 7,694 m³/person2020: 7,680 m³/person2021: 7,674 m³/person2022: 7,674 m³/person
Change over the period: −841 (−9.88%) Average annual rate: -0.35 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 7,674 +1 +0.01%
2021 7,674 −6 −0.08%
2020 7,680 −14 −0.19%
2019 7,694 −30 −0.38%
2018 7,724 −28 −0.37%
2017 7,752 −30 −0.38%
2016 7,782 −35 −0.45%
2015 7,816 −35 −0.44%
2014 7,851 −32 −0.41%
2013 7,883 −30 −0.38%
2012 7,913 −31 −0.39%
2011 7,944 −18 −0.23%
2010 7,962 −29 −0.37%
2009 7,991 −32 −0.4%
2008 8,023 −33 −0.41%
2007 8,056 −23 −0.28%
2006 8,079 −84 −1.03%
2005 8,163 −24 −0.29%
2004 8,186 −24 −0.3%
2003 8,211 −22 −0.27%
2002 8,233 −16 −0.19%
2001 8,249 −11 −0.14%
2000 8,260 −11 −0.14%
1999 8,271 −12 −0.14%
1998 8,283 −11 −0.13%
1997 8,294 −11 −0.13%
1996 8,305 −16 −0.19%
1995 8,322 −17 −0.21%
1994 8,339 −21 −0.25%
1993 8,360 −156 −1.83%
1992 8,515

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.