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Water resources per capita — Gabon

Water resources per capita in Gabon in 2022 — 67,469 m³/person. Ranked 8 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 78.7%.

2022 67,469 m³/person −2.22% vs 2021
World rank 8of 181
Period maximum 316,440 m³/person1961
Period minimum 67,469 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Gabon, 1961–20220100,000200,000300,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 316,440 m³/person1963: 308,589 m³/person1965: 300,197 m³/person1967: 291,241 m³/person1969: 281,170 m³/person1971: 269,583 m³/person1973: 258,677 m³/person1975: 247,660 m³/person1977: 236,317 m³/person1979: 224,850 m³/person1981: 213,435 m³/person1983: 202,218 m³/person1985: 191,426 m³/person1987: 181,120 m³/person1989: 171,344 m³/person1991: 162,245 m³/person1993: 153,788 m³/person1995: 146,010 m³/person1997: 138,814 m³/person1999: 131,937 m³/person2001: 125,230 m³/person2003: 118,639 m³/person2005: 112,061 m³/person2007: 105,382 m³/person2009: 98,703 m³/person2011: 92,032 m³/person2013: 85,727 m³/person2015: 80,353 m³/person2017: 76,035 m³/person2019: 72,320 m³/person2021: 69,003 m³/person2022: 67,469 m³/person
Change over the period: −248,971 (−78.68%) Average annual rate: -2.5 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Gabon 67,469 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Middle Africa computed 9,469 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 67,469 −1,534 −2.22%
2021 69,003 −1,610 −2.28%
2020 70,612 −1,707 −2.36%
2019 72,320 −1,811 −2.44%
2018 74,130 −1,905 −2.5%
2017 76,035 −2,049 −2.62%
2016 78,084 −2,269 −2.82%
2015 80,353 −2,542 −3.07%
2014 82,895 −2,831 −3.3%
2013 85,727 −3,071 −3.46%
2012 88,798 −3,234 −3.51%
2011 92,032 −3,323 −3.49%
2010 95,356 −3,347 −3.39%
2009 98,703 −3,340 −3.27%
2008 102,042 −3,340 −3.17%
2007 105,382 −3,347 −3.08%
2006 108,729 −3,331 −2.97%
2005 112,061 −3,302 −2.86%
2004 115,362 −3,276 −2.76%
2003 118,639 −3,282 −2.69%
2002 121,921 −3,309 −2.64%
2001 125,230 −3,340 −2.6%
2000 128,570 −3,367 −2.55%
1999 131,937 −3,406 −2.52%
1998 135,343 −3,471 −2.5%
1997 138,814 −3,545 −2.49%
1996 142,359 −3,650 −2.5%
1995 146,010 −3,800 −2.54%
1994 149,810 −3,978 −2.59%
1993 153,788 −4,151 −2.63%
1992 157,938 −4,307 −2.65%
1991 162,245 −4,467 −2.68%
1990 166,712 −4,632 −2.7%
1989 171,344 −4,807 −2.73%
1988 176,151 −4,969 −2.74%
1987 181,120 −5,095 −2.74%
1986 186,214 −5,212 −2.72%
1985 191,426 −5,334 −2.71%
1984 196,760 −5,458 −2.7%
1983 202,218 −5,564 −2.68%
1982 207,783 −5,652 −2.65%
1981 213,435 −5,703 −2.6%
1980 219,137 −5,713 −2.54%
1979 224,850 −5,732 −2.49%
1978 230,582 −5,735 −2.43%
1977 236,317 −5,704 −2.36%
1976 242,021 −5,640 −2.28%
1975 247,660 −5,547 −2.19%
1974 253,207 −5,470 −2.11%
1973 258,677 −5,430 −2.06%
1972 264,107 −5,475 −2.03%
1971 269,583 −5,656 −2.06%
1970 275,239 −5,932 −2.11%
1969 281,170 −5,414 −1.89%
1968 286,585 −4,656 −1.6%
1967 291,241 −4,541 −1.54%
1966 295,782 −4,415 −1.47%
1965 300,197 −4,264 −1.4%
1964 304,461 −4,128 −1.34%
1963 308,589 −4,001 −1.28%
1962 312,590 −3,850 −1.22%
1961 316,440 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

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

GA Gabon 67,469 CG Republic of the Congo 36,785 CF Central African Republic 27,658 GQ Equatorial Guinea 14,416 CM Cameroon 9,880 ST Sao Tome and Principe 9,633 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,789 AO Angola 4,153 TD Chad 813
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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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