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Water resources per capita — Zambia

Water resources per capita in Zambia in 2022 — 3,980 m³/person. Ranked 70 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 83.9%.

2022 3,980 m³/person −2.73% vs 2021
World rank 70of 181
Period maximum 24,646 m³/person1961
Period minimum 3,980 m³/person2022

Trend over time

1961–2022 · m³ per capita

Water resources per capita — Zambia, 1961–2022010,00020,00030,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 24,646 m³/person1963: 23,140 m³/person1965: 21,722 m³/person1967: 20,374 m³/person1969: 19,108 m³/person1971: 18,053 m³/person1973: 17,054 m³/person1975: 16,072 m³/person1977: 15,125 m³/person1979: 14,241 m³/person1981: 13,404 m³/person1983: 12,568 m³/person1985: 11,827 m³/person1987: 11,152 m³/person1989: 10,568 m³/person1991: 10,048 m³/person1993: 9,577 m³/person1995: 9,128 m³/person1997: 8,682 m³/person1999: 8,234 m³/person2001: 7,767 m³/person2003: 7,302 m³/person2005: 6,844 m³/person2007: 6,383 m³/person2009: 5,945 m³/person2011: 5,555 m³/person2013: 5,208 m³/person2015: 4,891 m³/person2017: 4,598 m³/person2019: 4,332 m³/person2021: 4,091 m³/person2022: 3,980 m³/person
Change over the period: −20,666 (−83.85%) Average annual rate: -2.95 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Zambia 3,980 m³/person
World 5,393 m³/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³/person
Eastern Africa computed 1,836 m³/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2,322 m³/person
Water resources per capita — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year m³/person Change Change, %
2022 3,980 −112 −2.73%
2021 4,091 −117 −2.78%
2020 4,208 −124 −2.86%
2019 4,332 −130 −2.92%
2018 4,462 −136 −2.96%
2017 4,598 −143 −3.02%
2016 4,742 −149 −3.05%
2015 4,891 −155 −3.07%
2014 5,046 −163 −3.12%
2013 5,208 −170 −3.15%
2012 5,378 −177 −3.19%
2011 5,555 −188 −3.27%
2010 5,743 −202 −3.4%
2009 5,945 −214 −3.48%
2008 6,159 −224 −3.5%
2007 6,383 −229 −3.47%
2006 6,612 −232 −3.39%
2005 6,844 −230 −3.25%
2004 7,073 −228 −3.13%
2003 7,302 −230 −3.06%
2002 7,532 −235 −3.03%
2001 7,767 −238 −2.98%
2000 8,006 −228 −2.77%
1999 8,234 −224 −2.64%
1998 8,458 −225 −2.59%
1997 8,682 −225 −2.52%
1996 8,907 −221 −2.42%
1995 9,128 −223 −2.38%
1994 9,351 −226 −2.36%
1993 9,577 −231 −2.36%
1992 9,808 −240 −2.39%
1991 10,048 −252 −2.45%
1990 10,300 −267 −2.53%
1989 10,568 −283 −2.61%
1988 10,850 −302 −2.71%
1987 11,152 −327 −2.85%
1986 11,479 −348 −2.94%
1985 11,827 −360 −2.96%
1984 12,188 −381 −3.03%
1983 12,568 −412 −3.17%
1982 12,980 −424 −3.16%
1981 13,404 −417 −3.02%
1980 13,821 −420 −2.95%
1979 14,241 −433 −2.95%
1978 14,674 −451 −2.98%
1977 15,125 −466 −2.99%
1976 15,591 −480 −2.99%
1975 16,072 −489 −2.95%
1974 16,561 −493 −2.89%
1973 17,054 −498 −2.84%
1972 17,552 −501 −2.77%
1971 18,053 −505 −2.72%
1970 18,557 −551 −2.88%
1969 19,108 −618 −3.13%
1968 19,727 −648 −3.18%
1967 20,374 −665 −3.16%
1966 21,039 −683 −3.15%
1965 21,722 −699 −3.12%
1964 22,421 −719 −3.11%
1963 23,140 −743 −3.11%
1962 23,883 −763 −3.1%
1961 24,646 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

MG Madagascar 11,072 ZM Zambia 3,980 MZ Mozambique 3,071 SS South Sudan 2,359 MU Mauritius 2,179 KM Comoros 1,439 TZ Tanzania 1,298 ET Ethiopia 973 UG Uganda 824 ER Eritrea 821 MW Malawi 785 ZW Zimbabwe 763 BI Burundi 755 RW Rwanda 696 KE Kenya 382 SO Somalia 337 DJ Djibouti 264
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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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