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Water resources per capita — Mercosur

Water resources per capita in Mercosur in 2022 — 23,263 m³/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 62.7%.

2022 23,263 m³/person −0.38% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 62,410 m³/person1961
Period minimum 23,263 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Mercosur, 1961–202220,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 62,410 m³/person1963: 59,226 m³/person1965: 56,299 m³/person1967: 53,657 m³/person1969: 51,253 m³/person1971: 49,005 m³/person1973: 46,868 m³/person1975: 44,840 m³/person1977: 42,906 m³/person1979: 41,054 m³/person1981: 39,301 m³/person1983: 37,671 m³/person1985: 36,162 m³/person1987: 34,789 m³/person1989: 33,541 m³/person1991: 32,409 m³/person1993: 31,380 m³/person1995: 30,434 m³/person1997: 29,551 m³/person1999: 28,717 m³/person2001: 27,973 m³/person2003: 27,315 m³/person2005: 26,718 m³/person2007: 26,165 m³/person2009: 25,664 m³/person2011: 25,207 m³/person2013: 24,766 m³/person2015: 24,335 m³/person2017: 23,941 m³/person2019: 23,596 m³/person2021: 23,352 m³/person2022: 23,263 m³/person
Change over the period: −39,148 (−62.73%) Average annual rate: -1.6 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Mercosur 23,263 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Mercosur, by year Mercosur All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 23,263 −89 −0.38%
2021 23,352 −102 −0.44%
2020 23,454 −142 −0.6%
2019 23,596 −167 −0.7%
2018 23,763 −178 −0.75%
2017 23,941 −191 −0.79%
2016 24,132 −203 −0.83%
2015 24,335 −213 −0.87%
2014 24,549 −217 −0.88%
2013 24,766 −219 −0.88%
2012 24,985 −222 −0.88%
2011 25,207 −226 −0.89%
2010 25,433 −232 −0.9%
2009 25,664 −244 −0.94%
2008 25,909 −257 −0.98%
2007 26,165 −269 −1.02%
2006 26,435 −283 −1.06%
2005 26,718 −294 −1.09%
2004 27,012 −304 −1.11%
2003 27,315 −319 −1.15%
2002 27,634 −339 −1.21%
2001 27,973 −360 −1.27%
2000 28,333 −384 −1.34%
1999 28,717 −410 −1.41%
1998 29,127 −425 −1.44%
1997 29,551 −433 −1.45%
1996 29,985 −449 −1.48%
1995 30,434 −465 −1.51%
1994 30,899 −481 −1.53%
1993 31,380 −503 −1.58%
1992 31,883 −526 −1.62%
1991 32,409 −551 −1.67%
1990 32,960 −581 −1.73%
1989 33,541 −609 −1.78%
1988 34,150 −639 −1.84%
1987 34,789 −669 −1.89%
1986 35,459 −704 −1.95%
1985 36,162 −738 −2%
1984 36,901 −770 −2.04%
1983 37,671 −800 −2.08%
1982 38,471 −830 −2.11%
1981 39,301 −862 −2.15%
1980 40,164 −890 −2.17%
1979 41,054 −915 −2.18%
1978 41,968 −938 −2.19%
1977 42,906 −958 −2.18%
1976 43,864 −976 −2.18%
1975 44,840 −999 −2.18%
1974 45,839 −1,029 −2.2%
1973 46,868 −1,057 −2.2%
1972 47,925 −1,080 −2.2%
1971 49,005 −1,108 −2.21%
1970 50,113 −1,141 −2.23%
1969 51,253 −1,178 −2.25%
1968 52,431 −1,226 −2.28%
1967 53,657 −1,287 −2.34%
1966 54,944 −1,355 −2.41%
1965 56,299 −1,427 −2.47%
1964 57,726 −1,500 −2.53%
1963 59,226 −1,564 −2.57%
1962 60,790 −1,621 −2.6%
1961 62,410 — —

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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