Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — North Macedonia

Water resources per capita in North Macedonia in 2022 — 2,948 m³/person. Ranked 85 in the world out of 181. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 11%.

2022 2,948 m³/person +0.29% vs 2021
World rank 85of 181
Period maximum 2,948 m³/person2022
Period minimum 2,654 m³/person2001

Trend over time

1992–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — North Macedonia, 1992–20222,6002,7002,8002,9003,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 2,657 m³/person1993: 2,691 m³/person1994: 2,710 m³/person1995: 2,702 m³/person1996: 2,683 m³/person1997: 2,704 m³/person1998: 2,690 m³/person1999: 2,677 m³/person2000: 2,665 m³/person2001: 2,654 m³/person2002: 2,673 m³/person2003: 2,670 m³/person2004: 2,678 m³/person2005: 2,693 m³/person2006: 2,708 m³/person2007: 2,723 m³/person2008: 2,739 m³/person2009: 2,757 m³/person2010: 2,774 m³/person2011: 2,787 m³/person2012: 2,798 m³/person2013: 2,809 m³/person2014: 2,816 m³/person2015: 2,824 m³/person2016: 2,833 m³/person2017: 2,844 m³/person2018: 2,859 m³/person2019: 2,878 m³/person2020: 2,909 m³/person2021: 2,939 m³/person2022: 2,948 m³/person
Change over the period: +291 (+10.96%) Average annual rate: 0.35 %

Comparison, 2022

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

North Macedonia 2,948 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Southern Europe computed 3,522 m³/person
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6,572 m³/person
Water resources per capita — North Macedonia, by year North Macedonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 2,948 +9 +0.29%
2021 2,939 +30 +1.03%
2020 2,909 +31 +1.08%
2019 2,878 +19 +0.68%
2018 2,859 +14 +0.51%
2017 2,844 +11 +0.4%
2016 2,833 +9 +0.32%
2015 2,824 +8 +0.27%
2014 2,816 +8 +0.27%
2013 2,809 +10 +0.37%
2012 2,798 +11 +0.39%
2011 2,787 +13 +0.46%
2010 2,774 +18 +0.64%
2009 2,757 +18 +0.65%
2008 2,739 +16 +0.58%
2007 2,723 +16 +0.57%
2006 2,708 +15 +0.55%
2005 2,693 +14 +0.54%
2004 2,678 +9 +0.32%
2003 2,670 −3 −0.13%
2002 2,673 +19 +0.73%
2001 2,654 −11 −0.42%
2000 2,665 −12 −0.45%
1999 2,677 −13 −0.48%
1998 2,690 −14 −0.53%
1997 2,704 +21 +0.79%
1996 2,683 −19 −0.7%
1995 2,702 −8 −0.29%
1994 2,710 +19 +0.71%
1993 2,691 +34 +1.28%
1992 2,657

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.