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Water resources per capita — Liberia

Water resources per capita in Liberia in 2022 — 37,221 m³/person. Ranked 15 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 78.3%.

2022 37,221 m³/person −2.12% vs 2021
World rank 15of 181
Period maximum 171,274 m³/person1961
Period minimum 37,221 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Liberia, 1961–2022050,000100,000150,000200,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 171,274 m³/person1963: 162,944 m³/person1965: 154,900 m³/person1967: 147,228 m³/person1969: 139,899 m³/person1971: 132,972 m³/person1973: 126,295 m³/person1975: 119,695 m³/person1977: 113,249 m³/person1979: 106,797 m³/person1981: 100,661 m³/person1983: 94,917 m³/person1985: 89,264 m³/person1987: 84,132 m³/person1989: 79,433 m³/person1991: 102,222 m³/person1993: 92,802 m³/person1995: 92,202 m³/person1997: 82,885 m³/person1999: 70,880 m³/person2001: 66,328 m³/person2003: 64,112 m³/person2005: 60,587 m³/person2007: 54,510 m³/person2009: 50,722 m³/person2011: 47,380 m³/person2013: 44,740 m³/person2015: 42,924 m³/person2017: 41,246 m³/person2019: 39,653 m³/person2021: 38,028 m³/person2022: 37,221 m³/person
Change over the period: −134,053 (−78.27%) Average annual rate: -2.47 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Liberia 37,221 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 — Liberia, by year Liberia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 37,221 −807 −2.12%
2021 38,028 −811 −2.09%
2020 38,839 −814 −2.05%
2019 39,653 −794 −1.96%
2018 40,447 −799 −1.94%
2017 41,246 −809 −1.92%
2016 42,056 −868 −2.02%
2015 42,924 −895 −2.04%
2014 43,818 −922 −2.06%
2013 44,740 −994 −2.17%
2012 45,735 −1,645 −3.47%
2011 47,380 −1,894 −3.84%
2010 49,275 −1,448 −2.85%
2009 50,722 −1,620 −3.09%
2008 52,342 −2,168 −3.98%
2007 54,510 −2,784 −4.86%
2006 57,294 −3,294 −5.44%
2005 60,587 −2,766 −4.37%
2004 63,353 −759 −1.18%
2003 64,112 −513 −0.79%
2002 64,625 −1,703 −2.57%
2001 66,328 −1,976 −2.89%
2000 68,303 −2,576 −3.63%
1999 70,880 −4,023 −5.37%
1998 74,903 −7,982 −9.63%
1997 82,885 −6,709 −7.49%
1996 89,594 −2,607 −2.83%
1995 92,202 −825 −0.89%
1994 93,026 +224 +0.24%
1993 92,802 −3,702 −3.84%
1992 96,504 −5,719 −5.59%
1991 102,222 +12,281 +13.65%
1990 89,942 +10,509 +13.23%
1989 79,433 −2,302 −2.82%
1988 81,735 −2,397 −2.85%
1987 84,132 −2,504 −2.89%
1986 86,636 −2,628 −2.94%
1985 89,264 −2,761 −3%
1984 92,025 −2,891 −3.05%
1983 94,917 −2,879 −2.94%
1982 97,796 −2,865 −2.85%
1981 100,661 −3,006 −2.9%
1980 103,667 −3,130 −2.93%
1979 106,797 −3,199 −2.91%
1978 109,996 −3,253 −2.87%
1977 113,249 −3,229 −2.77%
1976 116,478 −3,217 −2.69%
1975 119,695 −3,279 −2.67%
1974 122,974 −3,322 −2.63%
1973 126,295 −3,350 −2.58%
1972 129,645 −3,327 −2.5%
1971 132,972 −3,391 −2.49%
1970 136,363 −3,536 −2.53%
1969 139,899 −3,622 −2.52%
1968 143,520 −3,708 −2.52%
1967 147,228 −3,785 −2.51%
1966 151,014 −3,886 −2.51%
1965 154,900 −3,988 −2.51%
1964 158,888 −4,056 −2.49%
1963 162,944 −4,135 −2.47%
1962 167,079 −4,195 −2.45%
1961 171,274 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LR Liberia 37,221 SL Sierra Leone 19,331 GN Guinea 16,080 GW Guinea-Bissau 7,599 ML Mali 2,600 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2,528 SN Senegal 1,462 TG Togo 1,425 GM Gambia 1,138 NG Nigeria 990 GH Ghana 914 BJ Benin 749 CV Cabo Verde 577 BF Burkina Faso 555 NE Niger 138 MR Mauritania 82
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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.

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