Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Republic of the Congo

Water resources per capita in the Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 36,785 m³/person. Ranked 16 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 82%.

2022 36,785 m³/person −2.37% vs 2021
World rank 16of 181
Period maximum 204,724 m³/person1961
Period minimum 36,785 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Republic of the Congo, 1961–20220100,000200,000300,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 204,724 m³/person1963: 194,181 m³/person1965: 183,793 m³/person1967: 173,615 m³/person1969: 163,695 m³/person1971: 154,056 m³/person1973: 144,750 m³/person1975: 136,445 m³/person1977: 130,009 m³/person1979: 124,125 m³/person1981: 118,732 m³/person1983: 113,827 m³/person1985: 107,803 m³/person1987: 101,673 m³/person1989: 95,956 m³/person1991: 90,641 m³/person1993: 85,545 m³/person1995: 80,743 m³/person1997: 76,873 m³/person1999: 73,198 m³/person2001: 67,837 m³/person2003: 64,427 m³/person2005: 60,059 m³/person2007: 55,773 m³/person2009: 51,854 m³/person2011: 48,159 m³/person2013: 45,706 m³/person2015: 43,550 m³/person2017: 41,487 m³/person2019: 39,525 m³/person2021: 37,677 m³/person2022: 36,785 m³/person
Change over the period: −167,939 (−82.03%) Average annual rate: -2.77 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 36,785 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Middle Africa computed 9,469 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 36,785 −892 −2.37%
2021 37,677 −913 −2.37%
2020 38,590 −935 −2.37%
2019 39,525 −963 −2.38%
2018 40,488 −1,000 −2.41%
2017 41,487 −1,021 −2.4%
2016 42,508 −1,042 −2.39%
2015 43,550 −1,065 −2.39%
2014 44,615 −1,091 −2.39%
2013 45,706 −1,125 −2.4%
2012 46,831 −1,328 −2.76%
2011 48,159 −1,591 −3.2%
2010 49,750 −2,104 −4.06%
2009 51,854 −2,114 −3.92%
2008 53,968 −1,804 −3.24%
2007 55,773 −2,079 −3.59%
2006 57,852 −2,207 −3.67%
2005 60,059 −2,204 −3.54%
2004 62,262 −2,165 −3.36%
2003 64,427 −1,826 −2.76%
2002 66,253 −1,584 −2.33%
2001 67,837 −2,609 −3.7%
2000 70,446 −2,752 −3.76%
1999 73,198 −2,004 −2.66%
1998 75,202 −1,672 −2.17%
1997 76,873 −1,661 −2.11%
1996 78,534 −2,209 −2.74%
1995 80,743 −2,305 −2.78%
1994 83,048 −2,497 −2.92%
1993 85,545 −2,569 −2.92%
1992 88,114 −2,527 −2.79%
1991 90,641 −2,615 −2.8%
1990 93,255 −2,701 −2.81%
1989 95,956 −2,814 −2.85%
1988 98,770 −2,903 −2.86%
1987 101,673 −3,014 −2.88%
1986 104,687 −3,116 −2.89%
1985 107,803 −3,223 −2.9%
1984 111,026 −2,801 −2.46%
1983 113,827 −2,377 −2.05%
1982 116,204 −2,528 −2.13%
1981 118,732 −2,647 −2.18%
1980 121,379 −2,746 −2.21%
1979 124,125 −2,871 −2.26%
1978 126,996 −3,014 −2.32%
1977 130,009 −3,146 −2.36%
1976 133,155 −3,289 −2.41%
1975 136,445 −3,857 −2.75%
1974 140,302 −4,448 −3.07%
1973 144,750 −4,597 −3.08%
1972 149,347 −4,708 −3.06%
1971 154,056 −4,784 −3.01%
1970 158,839 −4,855 −2.97%
1969 163,695 −4,932 −2.92%
1968 168,627 −4,989 −2.87%
1967 173,615 −5,052 −2.83%
1966 178,667 −5,126 −2.79%
1965 183,793 −5,173 −2.74%
1964 188,966 −5,215 −2.69%
1963 194,181 −5,249 −2.63%
1962 199,430 −5,294 −2.59%
1961 204,724

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.