Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Latvia

Water resources per capita in Latvia in 2022 — 9,014 m³/person. Ranked 50 in the world out of 181. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 39.1%.

2022 9,014 m³/person +0.27% vs 2021
World rank 50of 181
Period maximum 9,014 m³/person2022
Period minimum 6,480 m³/person1992

Trend over time

1992–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Latvia, 1992–20226,0007,0008,0009,00010,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 6,480 m³/person1993: 6,609 m³/person1994: 6,720 m³/person1995: 6,817 m³/person1996: 6,894 m³/person1997: 6,963 m³/person1998: 7,029 m³/person1999: 7,086 m³/person2000: 7,155 m³/person2001: 7,248 m³/person2002: 7,333 m³/person2003: 7,404 m³/person2004: 7,485 m³/person2005: 7,567 m³/person2006: 7,636 m³/person2007: 7,699 m³/person2008: 7,780 m³/person2009: 7,910 m³/person2010: 8,076 m³/person2011: 8,224 m³/person2012: 8,327 m³/person2013: 8,417 m³/person2014: 8,496 m³/person2015: 8,566 m³/person2016: 8,645 m³/person2017: 8,722 m³/person2018: 8,790 m³/person2019: 8,851 m³/person2020: 8,914 m³/person2021: 8,989 m³/person2022: 9,014 m³/person
Change over the period: +2,534 (+39.11%) Average annual rate: 1.11 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Latvia 9,014 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Northern Europe computed 10,077 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 9,014 +24 +0.27%
2021 8,989 +75 +0.85%
2020 8,914 +62 +0.7%
2019 8,851 +61 +0.7%
2018 8,790 +68 +0.78%
2017 8,722 +77 +0.89%
2016 8,645 +79 +0.92%
2015 8,566 +70 +0.82%
2014 8,496 +80 +0.95%
2013 8,417 +90 +1.08%
2012 8,327 +103 +1.25%
2011 8,224 +148 +1.84%
2010 8,076 +166 +2.1%
2009 7,910 +130 +1.66%
2008 7,780 +81 +1.06%
2007 7,699 +63 +0.82%
2006 7,636 +70 +0.92%
2005 7,567 +81 +1.09%
2004 7,485 +81 +1.1%
2003 7,404 +71 +0.97%
2002 7,333 +85 +1.17%
2001 7,248 +93 +1.3%
2000 7,155 +69 +0.97%
1999 7,086 +57 +0.82%
1998 7,029 +66 +0.95%
1997 6,963 +69 +1%
1996 6,894 +77 +1.13%
1995 6,817 +97 +1.44%
1994 6,720 +112 +1.69%
1993 6,609 +129 +1.99%
1992 6,480

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.