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Water resources per capita — Myanmar

Water resources per capita in Myanmar in 2022 — 18,654 m³/person. Ranked 34 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 58.7%.

2022 18,654 m³/person −0.69% vs 2021
World rank 34of 181
Period maximum 45,150 m³/person1961
Period minimum 18,654 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Myanmar, 1961–202210,00020,00030,00040,00050,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 45,150 m³/person1963: 43,199 m³/person1965: 41,302 m³/person1967: 39,470 m³/person1969: 37,720 m³/person1971: 36,063 m³/person1973: 34,548 m³/person1975: 33,231 m³/person1977: 31,981 m³/person1979: 30,764 m³/person1981: 29,617 m³/person1983: 28,519 m³/person1985: 27,382 m³/person1987: 26,409 m³/person1989: 25,572 m³/person1991: 24,825 m³/person1993: 24,162 m³/person1995: 23,537 m³/person1997: 22,943 m³/person1999: 22,390 m³/person2001: 21,909 m³/person2003: 21,488 m³/person2005: 21,139 m³/person2007: 20,837 m³/person2009: 20,608 m³/person2011: 20,291 m³/person2013: 19,951 m³/person2015: 19,628 m³/person2017: 19,324 m³/person2019: 19,050 m³/person2021: 18,784 m³/person2022: 18,654 m³/person
Change over the period: −26,495 (−58.68%) Average annual rate: -1.44 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Myanmar 18,654 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
South-Eastern Asia computed 7,290 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Myanmar, by year Myanmar All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 18,654 −129 −0.69%
2021 18,784 −131 −0.69%
2020 18,915 −135 −0.71%
2019 19,050 −134 −0.7%
2018 19,184 −139 −0.72%
2017 19,324 −150 −0.77%
2016 19,473 −155 −0.79%
2015 19,628 −158 −0.8%
2014 19,786 −165 −0.83%
2013 19,951 −170 −0.85%
2012 20,121 −170 −0.84%
2011 20,291 −164 −0.8%
2010 20,455 −153 −0.74%
2009 20,608 −115 −0.55%
2008 20,723 −114 −0.55%
2007 20,837 −148 −0.71%
2006 20,986 −153 −0.73%
2005 21,139 −166 −0.78%
2004 21,305 −183 −0.85%
2003 21,488 −202 −0.93%
2002 21,690 −219 −1%
2001 21,909 −232 −1.05%
2000 22,141 −249 −1.11%
1999 22,390 −268 −1.18%
1998 22,658 −285 −1.24%
1997 22,943 −294 −1.27%
1996 23,237 −300 −1.27%
1995 23,537 −308 −1.29%
1994 23,845 −318 −1.31%
1993 24,162 −326 −1.33%
1992 24,488 −337 −1.36%
1991 24,825 −360 −1.43%
1990 25,185 −387 −1.51%
1989 25,572 −407 −1.56%
1988 25,979 −431 −1.63%
1987 26,409 −465 −1.73%
1986 26,874 −508 −1.85%
1985 27,382 −552 −1.98%
1984 27,934 −585 −2.05%
1983 28,519 −562 −1.93%
1982 29,081 −536 −1.81%
1981 29,617 −563 −1.87%
1980 30,180 −584 −1.9%
1979 30,764 −600 −1.91%
1978 31,364 −617 −1.93%
1977 31,981 −621 −1.9%
1976 32,602 −629 −1.89%
1975 33,231 −649 −1.92%
1974 33,880 −667 −1.93%
1973 34,548 −727 −2.06%
1972 35,275 −788 −2.18%
1971 36,063 −815 −2.21%
1970 36,877 −843 −2.24%
1969 37,720 −864 −2.24%
1968 38,585 −886 −2.24%
1967 39,470 −906 −2.24%
1966 40,376 −926 −2.24%
1965 41,302 −943 −2.23%
1964 42,246 −953 −2.21%
1963 43,199 −968 −2.19%
1962 44,167 −983 −2.18%
1961 45,150 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

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

LA Laos 25,188 BN Brunei Darussalam 18,666 MM Myanmar 18,654 MY Malaysia 16,717 ID Indonesia 7,240 KH Cambodia 7,011 TL Timor-Leste 5,999 PH Philippines 4,203 VN Vietnam 3,606 TH Thailand 3,130 SG Singapore 106
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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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