Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Guinea-Bissau

Water resources per capita in Guinea-Bissau in 2022 — 7,599 m³/person. Ranked 55 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 72.3%.

2022 7,599 m³/person −2.22% vs 2021
World rank 55of 181
Period maximum 28,223 m³/person1966
Period minimum 7,599 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Guinea-Bissau, 1961–2022010,00020,00030,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 27,466 m³/person1963: 26,917 m³/person1965: 27,826 m³/person1967: 28,119 m³/person1969: 27,510 m³/person1971: 27,293 m³/person1973: 26,990 m³/person1975: 24,579 m³/person1977: 21,569 m³/person1979: 19,515 m³/person1981: 18,993 m³/person1983: 18,399 m³/person1985: 17,823 m³/person1987: 17,263 m³/person1989: 16,705 m³/person1991: 16,086 m³/person1993: 15,112 m³/person1995: 14,286 m³/person1997: 13,727 m³/person1999: 13,221 m³/person2001: 12,686 m³/person2003: 12,132 m³/person2005: 11,581 m³/person2007: 11,027 m³/person2009: 10,482 m³/person2011: 9,950 m³/person2013: 9,434 m³/person2015: 8,956 m³/person2017: 8,524 m³/person2019: 8,131 m³/person2021: 7,771 m³/person2022: 7,599 m³/person
Change over the period: −19,867 (−72.33%) Average annual rate: -2.08 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 7,599 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 — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 7,599 −172 −2.22%
2021 7,771 −176 −2.21%
2020 7,947 −184 −2.26%
2019 8,131 −193 −2.31%
2018 8,324 −200 −2.35%
2017 8,524 −210 −2.41%
2016 8,734 −222 −2.48%
2015 8,956 −233 −2.54%
2014 9,189 −245 −2.59%
2013 9,434 −255 −2.63%
2012 9,689 −261 −2.62%
2011 9,950 −265 −2.59%
2010 10,215 −267 −2.55%
2009 10,482 −270 −2.51%
2008 10,752 −275 −2.49%
2007 11,027 −278 −2.46%
2006 11,305 −276 −2.38%
2005 11,581 −275 −2.32%
2004 11,856 −276 −2.28%
2003 12,132 −278 −2.24%
2002 12,410 −276 −2.17%
2001 12,686 −273 −2.1%
2000 12,958 −263 −1.99%
1999 13,221 −253 −1.88%
1998 13,474 −253 −1.85%
1997 13,727 −264 −1.89%
1996 13,992 −295 −2.06%
1995 14,286 −365 −2.49%
1994 14,652 −461 −3.05%
1993 15,112 −507 −3.25%
1992 15,620 −467 −2.9%
1991 16,086 −346 −2.11%
1990 16,433 −272 −1.63%
1989 16,705 −279 −1.64%
1988 16,984 −279 −1.61%
1987 17,263 −279 −1.59%
1986 17,541 −282 −1.58%
1985 17,823 −286 −1.58%
1984 18,109 −290 −1.58%
1983 18,399 −295 −1.58%
1982 18,694 −299 −1.57%
1981 18,993 −301 −1.56%
1980 19,293 −222 −1.14%
1979 19,515 −694 −3.44%
1978 20,210 −1,360 −6.3%
1977 21,569 −1,479 −6.42%
1976 23,048 −1,530 −6.23%
1975 24,579 −1,508 −5.78%
1974 26,087 −903 −3.35%
1973 26,990 −285 −1.04%
1972 27,275 −19 −0.07%
1971 27,293 −85 −0.31%
1970 27,378 −131 −0.48%
1969 27,510 −164 −0.59%
1968 27,674 −445 −1.58%
1967 28,119 −104 −0.37%
1966 28,223 +397 +1.43%
1965 27,826 +640 +2.35%
1964 27,186 +269 +1%
1963 26,917 −226 −0.83%
1962 27,143 −323 −1.18%
1961 27,466

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.