Water resources per capita in Western Africa in 2022 — 2,431 m³/person. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.
1961–2022 · m³ per capita
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | m³/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,431 | −56 | −2.26% |
| 2021 | 2,488 | −58 | −2.27% |
| 2020 | 2,545 | −60 | −2.31% |
| 2019 | 2,606 | −63 | −2.36% |
| 2018 | 2,669 | −67 | −2.45% |
| 2017 | 2,736 | −72 | −2.55% |
| 2016 | 2,807 | −75 | −2.6% |
| 2015 | 2,882 | −78 | −2.64% |
| 2014 | 2,960 | −81 | −2.67% |
| 2013 | 3,041 | −83 | −2.67% |
| 2012 | 3,125 | −87 | −2.72% |
| 2011 | 3,212 | −91 | −2.76% |
| 2010 | 3,303 | −93 | −2.75% |
| 2009 | 3,397 | −96 | −2.75% |
| 2008 | 3,493 | −99 | −2.76% |
| 2007 | 3,592 | −102 | −2.76% |
| 2006 | 3,694 | −105 | −2.76% |
| 2005 | 3,799 | −107 | −2.75% |
| 2004 | 3,906 | −110 | −2.73% |
| 2003 | 4,016 | −113 | −2.74% |
| 2002 | 4,129 | −117 | −2.76% |
| 2001 | 4,246 | −120 | −2.74% |
| 2000 | 4,366 | −120 | −2.67% |
| 1999 | 4,485 | −123 | −2.66% |
| 1998 | 4,608 | −128 | −2.71% |
| 1997 | 4,736 | −130 | −2.67% |
| 1996 | 4,866 | −132 | −2.64% |
| 1995 | 4,998 | −136 | −2.64% |
| 1994 | 5,134 | −138 | −2.61% |
| 1993 | 5,272 | −143 | −2.65% |
| 1992 | 5,415 | −148 | −2.65% |
| 1991 | 5,563 | −145 | −2.55% |
| 1990 | 5,708 | −152 | −2.59% |
| 1989 | 5,860 | −163 | −2.7% |
| 1988 | 6,023 | −166 | −2.69% |
| 1987 | 6,189 | −170 | −2.67% |
| 1986 | 6,359 | −176 | −2.7% |
| 1985 | 6,535 | −184 | −2.74% |
| 1984 | 6,720 | −181 | −2.63% |
| 1983 | 6,901 | −189 | −2.67% |
| 1982 | 7,090 | −209 | −2.86% |
| 1981 | 7,299 | −217 | −2.88% |
| 1980 | 7,516 | −224 | −2.89% |
| 1979 | 7,739 | −228 | −2.86% |
| 1978 | 7,967 | −232 | −2.83% |
| 1977 | 8,200 | −233 | −2.76% |
| 1976 | 8,433 | −235 | −2.71% |
| 1975 | 8,667 | −238 | −2.68% |
| 1974 | 8,906 | −236 | −2.59% |
| 1973 | 9,142 | −234 | −2.5% |
| 1972 | 9,377 | −233 | −2.43% |
| 1971 | 9,610 | −236 | −2.39% |
| 1970 | 9,846 | −241 | −2.39% |
| 1969 | 10,087 | −240 | −2.32% |
| 1968 | 10,326 | −236 | −2.24% |
| 1967 | 10,563 | −238 | −2.21% |
| 1966 | 10,801 | −243 | −2.2% |
| 1965 | 11,044 | −247 | −2.18% |
| 1964 | 11,291 | −250 | −2.16% |
| 1963 | 11,541 | −254 | −2.15% |
| 1962 | 11,795 | −257 | −2.13% |
| 1961 | 12,052 | — | — |
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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