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Water resources per capita — Melanesia

Water resources per capita in Melanesia in 2022 — 72,380 m³/person. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 77.6%.

2022 72,380 m³/person −1.79% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 322,857 m³/person1962
Period minimum 72,380 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1962–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Melanesia, 1962–20220100,000200,000300,000400,000196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 322,857 m³/person1964: 307,892 m³/person1966: 293,845 m³/person1968: 280,679 m³/person1970: 267,982 m³/person1972: 255,897 m³/person1974: 244,778 m³/person1976: 234,335 m³/person1978: 223,986 m³/person1980: 214,245 m³/person1982: 204,975 m³/person1984: 195,969 m³/person1986: 187,355 m³/person1988: 179,631 m³/person1990: 171,723 m³/person1992: 161,955 m³/person1994: 152,143 m³/person1996: 142,988 m³/person1998: 134,261 m³/person2000: 126,236 m³/person2002: 118,921 m³/person2004: 112,176 m³/person2006: 105,954 m³/person2008: 100,231 m³/person2010: 94,926 m³/person2012: 90,057 m³/person2014: 85,698 m³/person2016: 81,759 m³/person2018: 78,210 m³/person2020: 75,102 m³/person2022: 72,380 m³/person
Change over the period: −250,476 (−77.58%) Average annual rate: -2.46 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Melanesia 72,380 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Melanesia, by year Melanesia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 72,380 −1,319 −1.79%
2021 73,699 −1,402 −1.87%
2020 75,102 −1,496 −1.95%
2019 76,598 −1,612 −2.06%
2018 78,210 −1,728 −2.16%
2017 79,938 −1,820 −2.23%
2016 81,759 −1,919 −2.29%
2015 83,678 −2,021 −2.36%
2014 85,698 −2,125 −2.42%
2013 87,824 −2,233 −2.48%
2012 90,057 −2,353 −2.55%
2011 92,410 −2,516 −2.65%
2010 94,926 −2,624 −2.69%
2009 97,550 −2,681 −2.67%
2008 100,231 −2,797 −2.71%
2007 103,028 −2,926 −2.76%
2006 105,954 −3,050 −2.8%
2005 109,004 −3,172 −2.83%
2004 112,176 −3,304 −2.86%
2003 115,480 −3,442 −2.89%
2002 118,921 −3,582 −2.92%
2001 122,503 −3,733 −2.96%
2000 126,236 −3,921 −3.01%
1999 130,157 −4,104 −3.06%
1998 134,261 −4,290 −3.1%
1997 138,551 −4,437 −3.1%
1996 142,988 −4,512 −3.06%
1995 147,501 −4,642 −3.05%
1994 152,143 −4,819 −3.07%
1993 156,962 −4,993 −3.08%
1992 161,955 −5,042 −3.02%
1991 166,996 −4,726 −2.75%
1990 171,723 −4,140 −2.35%
1989 175,863 −3,768 −2.1%
1988 179,631 −3,760 −2.05%
1987 183,390 −3,964 −2.12%
1986 187,355 −4,228 −2.21%
1985 191,582 −4,387 −2.24%
1984 195,969 −4,471 −2.23%
1983 200,440 −4,535 −2.21%
1982 204,975 −4,598 −2.19%
1981 209,573 −4,672 −2.18%
1980 214,245 −4,781 −2.18%
1979 219,026 −4,960 −2.21%
1978 223,986 −5,144 −2.25%
1977 229,130 −5,205 −2.22%
1976 234,335 −5,186 −2.17%
1975 239,521 −5,256 −2.15%
1974 244,778 −5,435 −2.17%
1973 250,213 −5,684 −2.22%
1972 255,897 −5,944 −2.27%
1971 261,842 −6,140 −2.29%
1970 267,982 −6,293 −2.29%
1969 274,275 −6,404 −2.28%
1968 280,679 −6,456 −2.25%
1967 287,134 −6,710 −2.28%
1966 293,845 −6,978 −2.32%
1965 300,823 −7,069 −2.3%
1964 307,892 −7,304 −2.32%
1963 315,196 −7,661 −2.37%
1962 322,857 — —

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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