Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Poland

Water resources per capita in Poland in 2022 — 1,456 m³/person. Ranked 112 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 18.6%.

2022 1,456 m³/person +0.43% vs 2021
World rank 112of 181
Period maximum 1,789 m³/person1961
Period minimum 1,386 m³/person1998

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Poland, 1961–20221,2001,4001,6001,80019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 1,789 m³/person1963: 1,745 m³/person1965: 1,705 m³/person1967: 1,676 m³/person1969: 1,647 m³/person1971: 1,635 m³/person1973: 1,607 m³/person1975: 1,576 m³/person1977: 1,545 m³/person1979: 1,521 m³/person1981: 1,493 m³/person1983: 1,466 m³/person1985: 1,441 m³/person1987: 1,423 m³/person1989: 1,412 m³/person1991: 1,401 m³/person1993: 1,394 m³/person1995: 1,389 m³/person1997: 1,387 m³/person1999: 1,386 m³/person2001: 1,401 m³/person2003: 1,403 m³/person2005: 1,404 m³/person2007: 1,406 m³/person2009: 1,405 m³/person2011: 1,408 m³/person2013: 1,409 m³/person2015: 1,411 m³/person2017: 1,411 m³/person2019: 1,412 m³/person2021: 1,449 m³/person2022: 1,456 m³/person
Change over the period: −333 (−18.62%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Poland 1,456 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Europe & Central Asia 7,674 m³/person
Eastern Europe computed 15,965 m³/person
High-income countries computed 10,978 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 1,456 +6 +0.43%
2021 1,449 +21 +1.44%
2020 1,429 +17 +1.2%
2019 1,412 +0 +0.02%
2018 1,411 +0 +0%
2017 1,411 −0 −0.01%
2016 1,412 +1 +0.04%
2015 1,411 +1 +0.07%
2014 1,410 +1 +0.07%
2013 1,409 +1 +0.06%
2012 1,408 +0 +0%
2011 1,408 −1 −0.05%
2010 1,409 +4 +0.29%
2009 1,405 −1 −0.07%
2008 1,406 −0 −0.01%
2007 1,406 +1 +0.05%
2006 1,405 +1 +0.06%
2005 1,404 +1 +0.04%
2004 1,404 +1 +0.06%
2003 1,403 +1 +0.07%
2002 1,402 +1 +0.05%
2001 1,401 +0 +0.03%
2000 1,401 +15 +1.05%
1999 1,386 +0 +0.01%
1998 1,386 −0 −0.04%
1997 1,387 −1 −0.07%
1996 1,388 −1 −0.08%
1995 1,389 −2 −0.14%
1994 1,391 −3 −0.21%
1993 1,394 −4 −0.25%
1992 1,397 −4 −0.31%
1991 1,401 −5 −0.35%
1990 1,406 −6 −0.39%
1989 1,412 −5 −0.36%
1988 1,417 −6 −0.41%
1987 1,423 −8 −0.56%
1986 1,431 −10 −0.68%
1985 1,441 −12 −0.8%
1984 1,452 −13 −0.9%
1983 1,466 −14 −0.93%
1982 1,479 −14 −0.92%
1981 1,493 −14 −0.9%
1980 1,507 −14 −0.92%
1979 1,521 −12 −0.8%
1978 1,533 −12 −0.79%
1977 1,545 −15 −0.96%
1976 1,560 −16 −0.99%
1975 1,576 −16 −0.99%
1974 1,592 −15 −0.96%
1973 1,607 −15 −0.9%
1972 1,622 −13 −0.82%
1971 1,635 −6 −0.36%
1970 1,641 −6 −0.36%
1969 1,647 −13 −0.78%
1968 1,660 −16 −0.95%
1967 1,676 −16 −0.96%
1966 1,692 −13 −0.75%
1965 1,705 −17 −0.97%
1964 1,721 −24 −1.37%
1963 1,745 −23 −1.31%
1962 1,768 −20 −1.14%
1961 1,789

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.