Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Central Asia

Water resources per capita in Central Asia in 2022 — 2,451 m³/person. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 33.3%.

2022 2,451 m³/person −1.84% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3,675 m³/person1992
Period minimum 2,451 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1992–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Central Asia, 1992–20222,0002,5003,0003,5004,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 3,675 m³/person1993: 3,633 m³/person1994: 3,604 m³/person1995: 3,578 m³/person1996: 3,554 m³/person1997: 3,538 m³/person1998: 3,527 m³/person1999: 3,506 m³/person2000: 3,470 m³/person2001: 3,430 m³/person2002: 3,391 m³/person2003: 3,352 m³/person2004: 3,311 m³/person2005: 3,271 m³/person2006: 3,229 m³/person2007: 3,186 m³/person2008: 3,141 m³/person2009: 3,092 m³/person2010: 3,043 m³/person2011: 2,995 m³/person2012: 2,945 m³/person2013: 2,894 m³/person2014: 2,841 m³/person2015: 2,789 m³/person2016: 2,737 m³/person2017: 2,687 m³/person2018: 2,638 m³/person2019: 2,590 m³/person2020: 2,542 m³/person2021: 2,497 m³/person2022: 2,451 m³/person
Change over the period: −1,224 (−33.31%) Average annual rate: -1.34 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Central Asia 2,451 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 2,451 −46 −1.84%
2021 2,497 −46 −1.8%
2020 2,542 −47 −1.82%
2019 2,590 −49 −1.84%
2018 2,638 −49 −1.82%
2017 2,687 −50 −1.83%
2016 2,737 −52 −1.85%
2015 2,789 −52 −1.85%
2014 2,841 −52 −1.8%
2013 2,894 −51 −1.74%
2012 2,945 −50 −1.66%
2011 2,995 −49 −1.6%
2010 3,043 −49 −1.59%
2009 3,092 −48 −1.54%
2008 3,141 −45 −1.43%
2007 3,186 −43 −1.33%
2006 3,229 −41 −1.26%
2005 3,271 −41 −1.23%
2004 3,311 −40 −1.21%
2003 3,352 −40 −1.16%
2002 3,391 −39 −1.14%
2001 3,430 −39 −1.13%
2000 3,470 −36 −1.04%
1999 3,506 −21 −0.6%
1998 3,527 −10 −0.3%
1997 3,538 −16 −0.45%
1996 3,554 −25 −0.69%
1995 3,578 −25 −0.71%
1994 3,604 −29 −0.79%
1993 3,633 −42 −1.14%
1992 3,675

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.