Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Gambia

Water resources per capita in the Gambia in 2022 — 1,138 m³/person. Ranked 123 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 84.5%.

2022 1,138 m³/person −2.29% vs 2021
World rank 123of 181
Period maximum 7,336 m³/person1961
Period minimum 1,138 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Gambia, 1961–202202,0004,0006,0008,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 7,336 m³/person1963: 6,948 m³/person1965: 6,580 m³/person1967: 6,229 m³/person1969: 5,889 m³/person1971: 5,562 m³/person1973: 5,245 m³/person1975: 4,944 m³/person1977: 4,646 m³/person1979: 4,349 m³/person1981: 4,059 m³/person1983: 3,776 m³/person1985: 3,493 m³/person1987: 3,222 m³/person1989: 2,966 m³/person1991: 2,727 m³/person1993: 2,524 m³/person1995: 2,373 m³/person1997: 2,241 m³/person1999: 2,119 m³/person2001: 2,007 m³/person2003: 1,902 m³/person2005: 1,800 m³/person2007: 1,699 m³/person2009: 1,603 m³/person2011: 1,512 m³/person2013: 1,426 m³/person2015: 1,349 m³/person2017: 1,281 m³/person2019: 1,221 m³/person2021: 1,165 m³/person2022: 1,138 m³/person
Change over the period: −6,198 (−84.49%) Average annual rate: -3.01 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Gambia 1,138 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Western Africa computed 2,431 m³/person
Low-income countries computed 3,206 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 1,138 −27 −2.29%
2021 1,165 −28 −2.34%
2020 1,192 −29 −2.34%
2019 1,221 −29 −2.33%
2018 1,250 −31 −2.39%
2017 1,281 −33 −2.49%
2016 1,314 −35 −2.59%
2015 1,349 −37 −2.7%
2014 1,386 −40 −2.8%
2013 1,426 −42 −2.89%
2012 1,468 −44 −2.9%
2011 1,512 −45 −2.88%
2010 1,557 −46 −2.87%
2009 1,603 −47 −2.86%
2008 1,650 −49 −2.86%
2007 1,699 −50 −2.86%
2006 1,749 −51 −2.81%
2005 1,800 −51 −2.74%
2004 1,850 −51 −2.7%
2003 1,902 −52 −2.66%
2002 1,954 −53 −2.65%
2001 2,007 −55 −2.67%
2000 2,062 −57 −2.7%
1999 2,119 −60 −2.74%
1998 2,179 −62 −2.77%
1997 2,241 −65 −2.8%
1996 2,305 −68 −2.85%
1995 2,373 −72 −2.93%
1994 2,445 −80 −3.17%
1993 2,524 −94 −3.6%
1992 2,619 −109 −3.98%
1991 2,727 −117 −4.11%
1990 2,844 −122 −4.11%
1989 2,966 −126 −4.07%
1988 3,092 −130 −4.03%
1987 3,222 −134 −3.98%
1986 3,356 −137 −3.93%
1985 3,493 −141 −3.87%
1984 3,634 −142 −3.77%
1983 3,776 −142 −3.62%
1982 3,918 −141 −3.48%
1981 4,059 −143 −3.41%
1980 4,202 −147 −3.38%
1979 4,349 −148 −3.29%
1978 4,497 −149 −3.2%
1977 4,646 −149 −3.11%
1976 4,795 −149 −3.01%
1975 4,944 −149 −2.92%
1974 5,093 −152 −2.9%
1973 5,245 −157 −2.91%
1972 5,402 −160 −2.88%
1971 5,562 −162 −2.83%
1970 5,724 −165 −2.8%
1969 5,889 −168 −2.78%
1968 6,057 −172 −2.76%
1967 6,229 −174 −2.71%
1966 6,403 −176 −2.68%
1965 6,580 −182 −2.69%
1964 6,762 −187 −2.69%
1963 6,948 −192 −2.69%
1962 7,140 −196 −2.67%
1961 7,336

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.