Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Greece

Water resources per capita in Greece in 2022 — 5,557 m³/person. Ranked 65 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 19.5%.

2022 5,557 m³/person +1.27% vs 2021
World rank 65of 181
Period maximum 6,906 m³/person1961
Period minimum 5,215 m³/person2010

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Greece, 1961–20225,0005,5006,0006,5007,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 6,906 m³/person1963: 6,840 m³/person1965: 6,783 m³/person1967: 6,679 m³/person1969: 6,611 m³/person1971: 6,568 m³/person1973: 6,496 m³/person1975: 6,411 m³/person1977: 6,231 m³/person1979: 6,074 m³/person1981: 5,961 m³/person1983: 5,890 m³/person1985: 5,838 m³/person1987: 5,800 m³/person1989: 5,749 m³/person1991: 5,620 m³/person1993: 5,545 m³/person1995: 5,491 m³/person1997: 5,440 m³/person1999: 5,389 m³/person2001: 5,340 m³/person2003: 5,307 m³/person2005: 5,279 m³/person2007: 5,250 m³/person2009: 5,222 m³/person2011: 5,223 m³/person2013: 5,289 m³/person2015: 5,360 m³/person2017: 5,393 m³/person2019: 5,410 m³/person2021: 5,487 m³/person2022: 5,557 m³/person
Change over the period: −1,350 (−19.54%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Greece 5,557 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Southern Europe computed 3,522 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 5,557 +70 +1.27%
2021 5,487 +66 +1.22%
2020 5,421 +12 +0.21%
2019 5,410 +6 +0.11%
2018 5,404 +11 +0.2%
2017 5,393 +11 +0.2%
2016 5,382 +22 +0.42%
2015 5,360 +35 +0.66%
2014 5,325 +35 +0.67%
2013 5,289 +38 +0.73%
2012 5,251 +28 +0.54%
2011 5,223 +8 +0.15%
2010 5,215 −7 −0.13%
2009 5,222 −14 −0.26%
2008 5,236 −14 −0.27%
2007 5,250 −13 −0.25%
2006 5,263 −16 −0.3%
2005 5,279 −16 −0.29%
2004 5,294 −13 −0.25%
2003 5,307 −13 −0.24%
2002 5,320 −20 −0.37%
2001 5,340 −28 −0.52%
2000 5,367 −22 −0.41%
1999 5,389 −21 −0.38%
1998 5,410 −30 −0.55%
1997 5,440 −27 −0.49%
1996 5,467 −24 −0.44%
1995 5,491 −26 −0.47%
1994 5,517 −28 −0.5%
1993 5,545 −33 −0.59%
1992 5,577 −43 −0.76%
1991 5,620 −68 −1.19%
1990 5,688 −60 −1.05%
1989 5,749 −30 −0.52%
1988 5,779 −21 −0.36%
1987 5,800 −19 −0.33%
1986 5,819 −19 −0.33%
1985 5,838 −23 −0.39%
1984 5,861 −29 −0.5%
1983 5,890 −34 −0.58%
1982 5,925 −37 −0.61%
1981 5,961 −54 −0.89%
1980 6,015 −59 −0.98%
1979 6,074 −76 −1.24%
1978 6,151 −80 −1.29%
1977 6,231 −82 −1.29%
1976 6,312 −99 −1.54%
1975 6,411 −60 −0.93%
1974 6,472 −24 −0.37%
1973 6,496 −30 −0.45%
1972 6,525 −43 −0.65%
1971 6,568 −29 −0.43%
1970 6,596 −15 −0.23%
1969 6,611 −24 −0.36%
1968 6,636 −43 −0.65%
1967 6,679 −55 −0.81%
1966 6,733 −50 −0.74%
1965 6,783 −32 −0.47%
1964 6,815 −25 −0.36%
1963 6,840 −25 −0.37%
1962 6,865 −41 −0.59%
1961 6,906

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.