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Water resources per capita — Solomon Islands

Water resources per capita in the Solomon Islands in 2022 — 57,229 m³/person. Ranked 10 in the world out of 181. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 81.3%.

2022 57,229 m³/person −2.37% vs 2021
World rank 10of 181
Period maximum 305,743 m³/person1962
Period minimum 57,229 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1962–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Solomon Islands, 1962–20220100,000200,000300,000400,000196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 305,743 m³/person1964: 291,995 m³/person1966: 278,690 m³/person1968: 265,626 m³/person1970: 253,144 m³/person1972: 241,629 m³/person1974: 229,183 m³/person1976: 215,740 m³/person1978: 201,325 m³/person1980: 187,709 m³/person1982: 175,157 m³/person1984: 163,639 m³/person1986: 153,165 m³/person1988: 143,608 m³/person1990: 134,868 m³/person1992: 126,915 m³/person1994: 119,623 m³/person1996: 112,876 m³/person1998: 106,665 m³/person2000: 101,483 m³/person2002: 97,668 m³/person2004: 94,182 m³/person2006: 90,929 m³/person2008: 87,856 m³/person2010: 83,870 m³/person2012: 77,928 m³/person2014: 72,458 m³/person2016: 67,484 m³/person2018: 63,038 m³/person2020: 60,040 m³/person2022: 57,229 m³/person
Change over the period: −248,514 (−81.28%) Average annual rate: -2.75 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Solomon Islands 57,229 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
Melanesia computed 72,380 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Solomon Islands, by year Solomon Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 57,229 −1,386 −2.37%
2021 58,616 −1,425 −2.37%
2020 60,040 −1,348 −2.2%
2019 61,389 −1,649 −2.62%
2018 63,038 −2,154 −3.3%
2017 65,192 −2,293 −3.4%
2016 67,484 −2,424 −3.47%
2015 69,908 −2,550 −3.52%
2014 72,458 −2,675 −3.56%
2013 75,133 −2,795 −3.59%
2012 77,928 −2,912 −3.6%
2011 80,840 −3,030 −3.61%
2010 83,870 −2,400 −2.78%
2009 86,270 −1,586 −1.8%
2008 87,856 −1,517 −1.7%
2007 89,372 −1,557 −1.71%
2006 90,929 −1,603 −1.73%
2005 92,531 −1,651 −1.75%
2004 94,182 −1,709 −1.78%
2003 95,891 −1,777 −1.82%
2002 97,668 −1,858 −1.87%
2001 99,527 −1,956 −1.93%
2000 101,483 −2,350 −2.26%
1999 103,833 −2,832 −2.65%
1998 106,665 −3,036 −2.77%
1997 109,700 −3,176 −2.81%
1996 112,876 −3,308 −2.85%
1995 116,184 −3,438 −2.87%
1994 119,623 −3,572 −2.9%
1993 123,195 −3,720 −2.93%
1992 126,915 −3,887 −2.97%
1991 130,802 −4,066 −3.01%
1990 134,868 −4,262 −3.06%
1989 139,130 −4,477 −3.12%
1988 143,608 −4,693 −3.16%
1987 148,301 −4,864 −3.18%
1986 153,165 −5,090 −3.22%
1985 158,255 −5,383 −3.29%
1984 163,639 −5,636 −3.33%
1983 169,275 −5,882 −3.36%
1982 175,157 −6,142 −3.39%
1981 181,298 −6,410 −3.42%
1980 187,709 −6,679 −3.44%
1979 194,388 −6,938 −3.45%
1978 201,325 −7,146 −3.43%
1977 208,471 −7,269 −3.37%
1976 215,740 −6,932 −3.11%
1975 222,672 −6,511 −2.84%
1974 229,183 −6,361 −2.7%
1973 235,543 −6,086 −2.52%
1972 241,629 −5,828 −2.36%
1971 247,458 −5,687 −2.25%
1970 253,144 −6,022 −2.32%
1969 259,166 −6,459 −2.43%
1968 265,626 −6,529 −2.4%
1967 272,154 −6,536 −2.35%
1966 278,690 −6,593 −2.31%
1965 285,284 −6,711 −2.3%
1964 291,995 −6,824 −2.28%
1963 298,819 −6,925 −2.26%
1962 305,743 — —

Melanesia, 2022

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

PG Papua New Guinea 78,505 SB Solomon Islands 57,229 VU Vanuatu 31,944 FJ Fiji 31,052
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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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