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Water resources per capita — Timor-Leste

Water resources per capita in Timor-Leste in 2022 — 5,999 m³/person. Ranked 64 in the world out of 181. Since 1962, the indicator has fallen by 64.7%.

2022 5,999 m³/person −1.4% vs 2021
World rank 64of 181
Period maximum 17,016 m³/person1962
Period minimum 5,999 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1962–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Timor-Leste, 1962–20225,00010,00015,00020,000196219681974198019861992199820042010201620221962: 17,016 m³/person1964: 16,474 m³/person1966: 15,930 m³/person1968: 15,387 m³/person1970: 14,853 m³/person1972: 14,338 m³/person1974: 13,904 m³/person1976: 13,520 m³/person1978: 13,065 m³/person1980: 12,641 m³/person1982: 12,277 m³/person1984: 11,962 m³/person1986: 11,616 m³/person1988: 11,242 m³/person1990: 10,804 m³/person1992: 10,278 m³/person1994: 9,728 m³/person1996: 9,207 m³/person1998: 8,716 m³/person2000: 11,026 m³/person2002: 9,344 m³/person2004: 8,842 m³/person2006: 8,412 m³/person2008: 7,957 m³/person2010: 7,574 m³/person2012: 7,239 m³/person2014: 6,951 m³/person2016: 6,688 m³/person2018: 6,438 m³/person2020: 6,195 m³/person2022: 5,999 m³/person
Change over the period: −11,017 (−64.74%) Average annual rate: -1.72 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 5,999 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
East Asia & Pacific 4,306 m³/person
South-Eastern Asia computed 7,290 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 5,999 −85 −1.4%
2021 6,085 −111 −1.78%
2020 6,195 −120 −1.89%
2019 6,315 −124 −1.92%
2018 6,438 −125 −1.9%
2017 6,563 −125 −1.87%
2016 6,688 −129 −1.89%
2015 6,817 −134 −1.93%
2014 6,951 −139 −1.96%
2013 7,090 −149 −2.05%
2012 7,239 −161 −2.17%
2011 7,400 −174 −2.3%
2010 7,574 −185 −2.39%
2009 7,759 −198 −2.49%
2008 7,957 −218 −2.67%
2007 8,175 −237 −2.82%
2006 8,412 −251 −2.9%
2005 8,663 −179 −2.03%
2004 8,842 −118 −1.31%
2003 8,960 −384 −4.11%
2002 9,344 −770 −7.61%
2001 10,114 −912 −8.27%
2000 11,026 +1,184 +12.03%
1999 9,842 +1,126 +12.92%
1998 8,716 −241 −2.69%
1997 8,957 −250 −2.72%
1996 9,207 −256 −2.7%
1995 9,463 −265 −2.72%
1994 9,728 −273 −2.73%
1993 10,001 −277 −2.69%
1992 10,278 −278 −2.63%
1991 10,555 −249 −2.3%
1990 10,804 −225 −2.04%
1989 11,029 −213 −1.89%
1988 11,242 −192 −1.68%
1987 11,434 −183 −1.57%
1986 11,616 −175 −1.49%
1985 11,792 −170 −1.42%
1984 11,962 −160 −1.32%
1983 12,122 −155 −1.26%
1982 12,277 −161 −1.29%
1981 12,438 −203 −1.61%
1980 12,641 −221 −1.72%
1979 12,862 −203 −1.56%
1978 13,065 −221 −1.66%
1977 13,286 −234 −1.73%
1976 13,520 −214 −1.56%
1975 13,734 −170 −1.23%
1974 13,904 −190 −1.35%
1973 14,094 −243 −1.7%
1972 14,338 −255 −1.74%
1971 14,592 −261 −1.76%
1970 14,853 −266 −1.76%
1969 15,119 −268 −1.74%
1968 15,387 −271 −1.73%
1967 15,658 −272 −1.71%
1966 15,930 −272 −1.68%
1965 16,202 −272 −1.65%
1964 16,474 −272 −1.62%
1963 16,746 −270 −1.59%
1962 17,016 — —

South-Eastern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

LA Laos 25,188 BN Brunei Darussalam 18,666 MM Myanmar 18,654 MY Malaysia 16,717 ID Indonesia 7,240 KH Cambodia 7,011 TL Timor-Leste 5,999 PH Philippines 4,203 VN Vietnam 3,606 TH Thailand 3,130 SG Singapore 106
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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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