Water resources per capita — all countries

Water resources per capita — Vietnam

Water resources per capita in Vietnam in 2022 — 3,606 m³/person. Ranked 75 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 66.5%.

2022 3,606 m³/person −0.75% vs 2021
World rank 75of 181
Period maximum 10,758 m³/person1961
Period minimum 3,606 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Vietnam, 1961–202205,00010,00015,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 10,758 m³/person1963: 10,197 m³/person1965: 9,680 m³/person1967: 9,241 m³/person1969: 8,857 m³/person1971: 8,467 m³/person1973: 8,093 m³/person1975: 7,732 m³/person1977: 7,342 m³/person1979: 6,996 m³/person1981: 6,688 m³/person1983: 6,380 m³/person1985: 6,086 m³/person1987: 5,836 m³/person1989: 5,603 m³/person1991: 5,373 m³/person1993: 5,165 m³/person1995: 4,988 m³/person1997: 4,842 m³/person1999: 4,711 m³/person2001: 4,610 m³/person2003: 4,517 m³/person2005: 4,432 m³/person2007: 4,298 m³/person2009: 4,157 m³/person2011: 4,063 m³/person2013: 3,968 m³/person2015: 3,872 m³/person2017: 3,776 m³/person2019: 3,699 m³/person2021: 3,633 m³/person2022: 3,606 m³/person
Change over the period: −7,152 (−66.48%) Average annual rate: -1.78 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Vietnam 3,606 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 — Vietnam, by year Vietnam All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 3,606 −27 −0.75%
2021 3,633 −32 −0.87%
2020 3,665 −34 −0.92%
2019 3,699 −36 −0.96%
2018 3,735 −42 −1.1%
2017 3,776 −47 −1.24%
2016 3,824 −48 −1.25%
2015 3,872 −48 −1.23%
2014 3,920 −48 −1.21%
2013 3,968 −47 −1.17%
2012 4,015 −47 −1.16%
2011 4,063 −47 −1.15%
2010 4,110 −47 −1.14%
2009 4,157 −63 −1.49%
2008 4,220 −78 −1.81%
2007 4,298 −77 −1.75%
2006 4,374 −58 −1.31%
2005 4,432 −41 −0.92%
2004 4,474 −44 −0.96%
2003 4,517 −45 −0.99%
2002 4,563 −47 −1.02%
2001 4,610 −49 −1.05%
2000 4,658 −53 −1.12%
1999 4,711 −62 −1.29%
1998 4,773 −69 −1.42%
1997 4,842 −71 −1.44%
1996 4,913 −75 −1.51%
1995 4,988 −84 −1.66%
1994 5,073 −92 −1.79%
1993 5,165 −100 −1.91%
1992 5,265 −108 −2%
1991 5,373 −114 −2.07%
1990 5,487 −116 −2.07%
1989 5,603 −116 −2.03%
1988 5,719 −117 −2%
1987 5,836 −120 −2.01%
1986 5,956 −130 −2.13%
1985 6,086 −143 −2.29%
1984 6,228 −151 −2.37%
1983 6,380 −154 −2.35%
1982 6,534 −155 −2.31%
1981 6,688 −159 −2.32%
1980 6,847 −148 −2.12%
1979 6,996 −157 −2.2%
1978 7,153 −189 −2.58%
1977 7,342 −196 −2.59%
1976 7,537 −195 −2.52%
1975 7,732 −182 −2.3%
1974 7,914 −179 −2.21%
1973 8,093 −183 −2.21%
1972 8,276 −191 −2.26%
1971 8,467 −199 −2.29%
1970 8,666 −191 −2.15%
1969 8,857 −189 −2.09%
1968 9,046 −195 −2.11%
1967 9,241 −211 −2.24%
1966 9,452 −228 −2.35%
1965 9,680 −248 −2.5%
1964 9,928 −268 −2.63%
1963 10,197 −286 −2.73%
1962 10,482 −276 −2.56%
1961 10,758

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.