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Water resources per capita — Nicaragua

Water resources per capita in Nicaragua in 2022 — 23,209 m³/person. Ranked 28 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 72.7%.

2022 23,209 m³/person −1.28% vs 2021
World rank 28of 181
Period maximum 85,061 m³/person1961
Period minimum 23,209 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Nicaragua, 1961–2022025,00050,00075,000100,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 85,061 m³/person1963: 80,101 m³/person1965: 75,366 m³/person1967: 70,825 m³/person1969: 66,518 m³/person1971: 62,488 m³/person1973: 58,963 m³/person1975: 55,454 m³/person1977: 52,200 m³/person1979: 49,363 m³/person1981: 46,690 m³/person1983: 44,249 m³/person1985: 42,145 m³/person1987: 40,238 m³/person1989: 38,414 m³/person1991: 36,672 m³/person1993: 35,074 m³/person1995: 33,645 m³/person1997: 32,479 m³/person1999: 31,532 m³/person2001: 30,703 m³/person2003: 29,977 m³/person2005: 29,241 m³/person2007: 28,416 m³/person2009: 27,616 m³/person2011: 26,845 m³/person2013: 26,105 m³/person2015: 25,402 m³/person2017: 24,732 m³/person2019: 24,093 m³/person2021: 23,509 m³/person2022: 23,209 m³/person
Change over the period: −61,852 (−72.72%) Average annual rate: -2.11 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Nicaragua 23,209 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Latin America & Caribbean 21,253 m³/person
Central America computed 5,814 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Nicaragua, by year Nicaragua All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 23,209 −300 −1.28%
2021 23,509 −285 −1.2%
2020 23,793 −299 −1.24%
2019 24,093 −315 −1.29%
2018 24,408 −324 −1.31%
2017 24,732 −332 −1.32%
2016 25,063 −339 −1.34%
2015 25,402 −347 −1.35%
2014 25,750 −356 −1.36%
2013 26,105 −365 −1.38%
2012 26,470 −374 −1.39%
2011 26,845 −382 −1.4%
2010 27,226 −389 −1.41%
2009 27,616 −396 −1.41%
2008 28,012 −404 −1.42%
2007 28,416 −411 −1.43%
2006 28,827 −414 −1.42%
2005 29,241 −384 −1.3%
2004 29,625 −352 −1.17%
2003 29,977 −355 −1.17%
2002 30,333 −370 −1.21%
2001 30,703 −399 −1.28%
2000 31,101 −431 −1.37%
1999 31,532 −454 −1.42%
1998 31,986 −493 −1.52%
1997 32,479 −547 −1.66%
1996 33,026 −619 −1.84%
1995 33,645 −692 −2.02%
1994 34,337 −737 −2.1%
1993 35,074 −778 −2.17%
1992 35,852 −820 −2.24%
1991 36,672 −855 −2.28%
1990 37,527 −887 −2.31%
1989 38,414 −911 −2.32%
1988 39,325 −913 −2.27%
1987 40,238 −933 −2.27%
1986 41,171 −974 −2.31%
1985 42,145 −1,017 −2.36%
1984 43,163 −1,086 −2.45%
1983 44,249 −1,178 −2.59%
1982 45,426 −1,264 −2.71%
1981 46,690 −1,339 −2.79%
1980 48,029 −1,334 −2.7%
1979 49,363 −1,350 −2.66%
1978 50,712 −1,488 −2.85%
1977 52,200 −1,594 −2.96%
1976 53,794 −1,660 −2.99%
1975 55,454 −1,723 −3.01%
1974 57,176 −1,787 −3.03%
1973 58,963 −1,734 −2.86%
1972 60,698 −1,791 −2.87%
1971 62,488 −1,980 −3.07%
1970 64,468 −2,050 −3.08%
1969 66,518 −2,121 −3.09%
1968 68,639 −2,187 −3.09%
1967 70,825 −2,244 −3.07%
1966 73,070 −2,296 −3.05%
1965 75,366 −2,343 −3.02%
1964 77,710 −2,392 −2.99%
1963 80,101 −2,448 −2.97%
1962 82,549 −2,511 −2.95%
1961 85,061 — —

Central America, 2022

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

BZ Belize 37,891 PA Panama 31,040 NI Nicaragua 23,209 CR Costa Rica 22,236 HN Honduras 8,664 GT Guatemala 6,118 MX Mexico 3,180 SV El Salvador 2,489
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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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