Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Northern Europe

Water resources per capita in Northern Europe in 2022 — 10,077 m³/person. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 13.4%.

2022 10,077 m³/person −0.93% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 11,633 m³/person1992
Period minimum 10,077 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1992–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Northern Europe, 1992–202210,00010,50011,00011,50012,000199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 11,633 m³/person1993: 11,612 m³/person1994: 11,588 m³/person1995: 11,564 m³/person1996: 11,541 m³/person1997: 11,517 m³/person1998: 11,491 m³/person1999: 11,458 m³/person2000: 11,423 m³/person2001: 11,386 m³/person2002: 11,345 m³/person2003: 11,301 m³/person2004: 11,249 m³/person2005: 11,188 m³/person2006: 11,118 m³/person2007: 11,037 m³/person2008: 10,957 m³/person2009: 10,886 m³/person2010: 10,822 m³/person2011: 10,758 m³/person2012: 10,695 m³/person2013: 10,633 m³/person2014: 10,562 m³/person2015: 10,491 m³/person2016: 10,414 m³/person2017: 10,353 m³/person2018: 10,298 m³/person2019: 10,241 m³/person2020: 10,212 m³/person2021: 10,171 m³/person2022: 10,077 m³/person
Change over the period: −1,557 (−13.38%) Average annual rate: -0.48 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Northern Europe 10,077 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 10,077 −94 −0.93%
2021 10,171 −41 −0.4%
2020 10,212 −29 −0.29%
2019 10,241 −57 −0.55%
2018 10,298 −55 −0.53%
2017 10,353 −61 −0.58%
2016 10,414 −78 −0.74%
2015 10,491 −71 −0.67%
2014 10,562 −71 −0.66%
2013 10,633 −62 −0.58%
2012 10,695 −63 −0.58%
2011 10,758 −63 −0.59%
2010 10,822 −65 −0.59%
2009 10,886 −71 −0.64%
2008 10,957 −80 −0.72%
2007 11,037 −81 −0.73%
2006 11,118 −71 −0.63%
2005 11,188 −61 −0.54%
2004 11,249 −52 −0.46%
2003 11,301 −44 −0.39%
2002 11,345 −41 −0.36%
2001 11,386 −36 −0.32%
2000 11,423 −36 −0.31%
1999 11,458 −33 −0.28%
1998 11,491 −26 −0.23%
1997 11,517 −23 −0.2%
1996 11,541 −23 −0.2%
1995 11,564 −25 −0.21%
1994 11,588 −24 −0.2%
1993 11,612 −21 −0.18%
1992 11,633

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.