Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Guyana

Water resources per capita in Guyana in 2022 — 293,317 m³/person. Ranked 2 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 29.1%.

2022 293,317 m³/person −0.75% vs 2021
World rank 2of 181
Period maximum 413,686 m³/person1961
Period minimum 293,317 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Guyana, 1961–2022250,000300,000350,000400,000450,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 413,686 m³/person1963: 396,032 m³/person1965: 379,451 m³/person1967: 363,877 m³/person1969: 349,163 m³/person1971: 338,169 m³/person1973: 330,075 m³/person1975: 323,319 m³/person1977: 317,668 m³/person1979: 312,962 m³/person1981: 310,386 m³/person1983: 310,611 m³/person1985: 312,388 m³/person1987: 315,395 m³/person1989: 319,262 m³/person1991: 322,252 m³/person1993: 320,068 m³/person1995: 317,779 m³/person1997: 316,171 m³/person1999: 315,246 m³/person2001: 315,248 m³/person2003: 315,817 m³/person2005: 316,724 m³/person2007: 318,420 m³/person2009: 320,439 m³/person2011: 322,990 m³/person2013: 321,324 m³/person2015: 317,615 m³/person2017: 313,606 m³/person2019: 298,391 m³/person2021: 295,531 m³/person2022: 293,317 m³/person
Change over the period: −120,369 (−29.1%) Average annual rate: -0.56 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Guyana 293,317 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
South America computed 29,578 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 293,317 −2,214 −0.75%
2021 295,531 −2,928 −0.98%
2020 298,459 +68 +0.02%
2019 298,391 −6,073 −1.99%
2018 304,464 −9,143 −2.92%
2017 313,606 −2,025 −0.64%
2016 315,632 −1,983 −0.62%
2015 317,615 −1,917 −0.6%
2014 319,532 −1,793 −0.56%
2013 321,324 −1,607 −0.5%
2012 322,932 −58 −0.02%
2011 322,990 +1,338 +0.42%
2010 321,652 +1,214 +0.38%
2009 320,439 +1,067 +0.33%
2008 319,372 +952 +0.3%
2007 318,420 +883 +0.28%
2006 317,537 +813 +0.26%
2005 316,724 +625 +0.2%
2004 316,100 +283 +0.09%
2003 315,817 +228 +0.07%
2002 315,589 +341 +0.11%
2001 315,248 +146 +0.05%
2000 315,102 −144 −0.05%
1999 315,246 −370 −0.12%
1998 315,616 −555 −0.18%
1997 316,171 −715 −0.23%
1996 316,886 −893 −0.28%
1995 317,779 −1,079 −0.34%
1994 318,858 −1,210 −0.38%
1993 320,068 −1,303 −0.41%
1992 321,371 −881 −0.27%
1991 322,252 +874 +0.27%
1990 321,379 +2,116 +0.66%
1989 319,262 +2,016 +0.64%
1988 317,246 +1,850 +0.59%
1987 315,395 +1,633 +0.52%
1986 313,762 +1,374 +0.44%
1985 312,388 +1,063 +0.34%
1984 311,325 +714 +0.23%
1983 310,611 +328 +0.11%
1982 310,282 −104 −0.03%
1981 310,386 −836 −0.27%
1980 311,222 −1,740 −0.56%
1979 312,962 −2,241 −0.71%
1978 315,203 −2,465 −0.78%
1977 317,668 −2,703 −0.84%
1976 320,371 −2,948 −0.91%
1975 323,319 −3,214 −0.98%
1974 326,533 −3,542 −1.07%
1973 330,075 −3,898 −1.17%
1972 333,972 −4,197 −1.24%
1971 338,169 −4,792 −1.4%
1970 342,960 −6,202 −1.78%
1969 349,163 −7,262 −2.04%
1968 356,425 −7,453 −2.05%
1967 363,877 −7,666 −2.06%
1966 371,543 −7,908 −2.08%
1965 379,451 −8,156 −2.1%
1964 387,607 −8,425 −2.13%
1963 396,032 −8,697 −2.15%
1962 404,728 −8,957 −2.17%
1961 413,686

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.