Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Italy

Water resources per capita in Italy in 2022 — 3,093 m³/person. Ranked 82 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 14.4%.

2022 3,093 m³/person +0.2% vs 2021
World rank 82of 181
Period maximum 3,611 m³/person1961
Period minimum 3,025 m³/person2014

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Italy, 1961–20223,0003,2003,4003,6003,80019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 3,611 m³/person1963: 3,561 m³/person1965: 3,502 m³/person1967: 3,450 m³/person1969: 3,409 m³/person1971: 3,375 m³/person1973: 3,333 m³/person1975: 3,292 m³/person1977: 3,262 m³/person1979: 3,241 m³/person1981: 3,230 m³/person1983: 3,226 m³/person1985: 3,225 m³/person1987: 3,224 m³/person1989: 3,220 m³/person1991: 3,215 m³/person1993: 3,211 m³/person1995: 3,211 m³/person1997: 3,208 m³/person1999: 3,206 m³/person2001: 3,203 m³/person2003: 3,179 m³/person2005: 3,138 m³/person2007: 3,106 m³/person2009: 3,064 m³/person2011: 3,040 m³/person2013: 3,026 m³/person2015: 3,030 m³/person2017: 3,042 m³/person2019: 3,055 m³/person2021: 3,086 m³/person2022: 3,093 m³/person
Change over the period: −519 (−14.37%) Average annual rate: -0.25 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Italy 3,093 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 — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 3,093 +6 +0.2%
2021 3,086 +16 +0.52%
2020 3,070 +15 +0.49%
2019 3,055 +8 +0.25%
2018 3,048 +6 +0.21%
2017 3,042 +6 +0.19%
2016 3,036 +6 +0.19%
2015 3,030 +5 +0.15%
2014 3,025 −0 −0.02%
2013 3,026 −6 −0.2%
2012 3,032 −8 −0.27%
2011 3,040 −11 −0.35%
2010 3,051 −14 −0.44%
2009 3,064 −18 −0.58%
2008 3,082 −24 −0.77%
2007 3,106 −19 −0.61%
2006 3,125 −13 −0.4%
2005 3,138 −18 −0.58%
2004 3,156 −24 −0.74%
2003 3,179 −17 −0.54%
2002 3,197 −6 −0.2%
2001 3,203 −2 −0.06%
2000 3,205 −1 −0.05%
1999 3,206 −1 −0.02%
1998 3,207 −1 −0.03%
1997 3,208 −2 −0.05%
1996 3,210 −1 −0.03%
1995 3,211 −0 −0%
1994 3,211 −1 −0.02%
1993 3,211 −2 −0.06%
1992 3,213 −2 −0.07%
1991 3,215 −2 −0.07%
1990 3,218 −3 −0.08%
1989 3,220 −2 −0.07%
1988 3,223 −2 −0.05%
1987 3,224 −0 −0.01%
1986 3,225 −0 −0.01%
1985 3,225 −1 −0.03%
1984 3,226 −1 −0.02%
1983 3,226 −1 −0.04%
1982 3,228 −2 −0.07%
1981 3,230 −4 −0.12%
1980 3,234 −7 −0.21%
1979 3,241 −9 −0.29%
1978 3,250 −12 −0.36%
1977 3,262 −14 −0.42%
1976 3,275 −16 −0.5%
1975 3,292 −20 −0.6%
1974 3,312 −22 −0.65%
1973 3,333 −23 −0.68%
1972 3,356 −19 −0.57%
1971 3,375 −16 −0.47%
1970 3,391 −18 −0.53%
1969 3,409 −19 −0.56%
1968 3,428 −22 −0.63%
1967 3,450 −25 −0.72%
1966 3,475 −27 −0.77%
1965 3,502 −30 −0.84%
1964 3,532 −29 −0.82%
1963 3,561 −26 −0.73%
1962 3,587 −24 −0.67%
1961 3,611

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.