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Water resources per capita — Central America

Water resources per capita in Central America in 2022 — 5,814 m³/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 71%.

2022 5,814 m³/person −0.88% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 20,028 m³/person1961
Period minimum 5,814 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Central America, 1961–2022010,00020,00030,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 20,028 m³/person1963: 19,045 m³/person1965: 17,864 m³/person1967: 16,754 m³/person1969: 15,731 m³/person1971: 14,807 m³/person1973: 13,968 m³/person1975: 13,202 m³/person1977: 12,512 m³/person1979: 11,879 m³/person1981: 11,323 m³/person1983: 10,828 m³/person1985: 10,360 m³/person1987: 9,925 m³/person1989: 9,517 m³/person1991: 9,133 m³/person1993: 8,775 m³/person1995: 8,447 m³/person1997: 8,146 m³/person1999: 7,870 m³/person2001: 7,620 m³/person2003: 7,393 m³/person2005: 7,182 m³/person2007: 6,976 m³/person2009: 6,768 m³/person2011: 6,571 m³/person2013: 6,390 m³/person2015: 6,233 m³/person2017: 6,098 m³/person2019: 5,970 m³/person2021: 5,866 m³/person2022: 5,814 m³/person
Change over the period: −14,214 (−70.97%) Average annual rate: -2.01 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Central America 5,814 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Central America, by year Central America All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 5,814 −52 −0.88%
2021 5,866 −48 −0.81%
2020 5,914 −56 −0.94%
2019 5,970 −63 −1.04%
2018 6,033 −65 −1.06%
2017 6,098 −66 −1.08%
2016 6,164 −69 −1.11%
2015 6,233 −75 −1.18%
2014 6,307 −83 −1.29%
2013 6,390 −88 −1.36%
2012 6,478 −93 −1.41%
2011 6,571 −97 −1.46%
2010 6,668 −100 −1.48%
2009 6,768 −103 −1.5%
2008 6,871 −105 −1.51%
2007 6,976 −104 −1.47%
2006 7,080 −102 −1.42%
2005 7,182 −104 −1.43%
2004 7,286 −107 −1.45%
2003 7,393 −111 −1.48%
2002 7,504 −116 −1.52%
2001 7,620 −122 −1.57%
2000 7,742 −128 −1.63%
1999 7,870 −135 −1.69%
1998 8,005 −141 −1.73%
1997 8,146 −147 −1.77%
1996 8,293 −154 −1.82%
1995 8,447 −161 −1.87%
1994 8,608 −167 −1.91%
1993 8,775 −175 −1.96%
1992 8,950 −183 −2%
1991 9,133 −190 −2.04%
1990 9,323 −194 −2.04%
1989 9,517 −200 −2.05%
1988 9,717 −207 −2.09%
1987 9,925 −214 −2.11%
1986 10,138 −221 −2.14%
1985 10,360 −230 −2.17%
1984 10,590 −238 −2.2%
1983 10,828 −245 −2.21%
1982 11,073 −250 −2.21%
1981 11,323 −266 −2.3%
1980 11,590 −289 −2.44%
1979 11,879 −308 −2.53%
1978 12,187 −325 −2.59%
1977 12,512 −337 −2.62%
1976 12,849 −353 −2.68%
1975 13,202 −373 −2.75%
1974 13,575 −392 −2.81%
1973 13,968 −411 −2.86%
1972 14,378 −429 −2.9%
1971 14,807 −450 −2.95%
1970 15,258 −474 −3.01%
1969 15,731 −499 −3.07%
1968 16,230 −523 −3.12%
1967 16,754 −545 −3.15%
1966 17,299 −565 −3.16%
1965 17,864 −582 −3.16%
1964 18,446 −598 −3.14%
1963 19,045 −614 −3.12%
1962 19,659 −370 −1.85%
1961 20,028 — —

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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