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Renewable water resources — Ghana

Renewable water resources in Ghana in 2022 — 30.3 km³. Ranked 93 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 30 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 93of 181
Period maximum 30 km³1961
Period minimum 30 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Ghana, 1961–2022252830333519611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 30.3 km³1963: 30.3 km³1965: 30.3 km³1967: 30.3 km³1969: 30.3 km³1971: 30.3 km³1973: 30.3 km³1975: 30.3 km³1977: 30.3 km³1979: 30.3 km³1981: 30.3 km³1983: 30.3 km³1985: 30.3 km³1987: 30.3 km³1989: 30.3 km³1991: 30.3 km³1993: 30.3 km³1995: 30.3 km³1997: 30.3 km³1999: 30.3 km³2001: 30.3 km³2003: 30.3 km³2005: 30.3 km³2007: 30.3 km³2009: 30.3 km³2011: 30.3 km³2013: 30.3 km³2015: 30.3 km³2017: 30.3 km³2019: 30.3 km³2021: 30.3 km³2022: 30.3 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Ghana 30 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Western Africa computed 1,057 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,347 km³
Renewable water resources — Ghana, by year Ghana All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 30 +0 +0%
2021 30 +0 +0%
2020 30 +0 +0%
2019 30 +0 +0%
2018 30 +0 +0%
2017 30 +0 +0%
2016 30 +0 +0%
2015 30 +0 +0%
2014 30 +0 +0%
2013 30 +0 +0%
2012 30 +0 +0%
2011 30 +0 +0%
2010 30 +0 +0%
2009 30 +0 +0%
2008 30 +0 +0%
2007 30 +0 +0%
2006 30 +0 +0%
2005 30 +0 +0%
2004 30 +0 +0%
2003 30 +0 +0%
2002 30 +0 +0%
2001 30 +0 +0%
2000 30 +0 +0%
1999 30 +0 +0%
1998 30 +0 +0%
1997 30 +0 +0%
1996 30 +0 +0%
1995 30 +0 +0%
1994 30 +0 +0%
1993 30 +0 +0%
1992 30 +0 +0%
1991 30 +0 +0%
1990 30 +0 +0%
1989 30 +0 +0%
1988 30 +0 +0%
1987 30 +0 +0%
1986 30 +0 +0%
1985 30 +0 +0%
1984 30 +0 +0%
1983 30 +0 +0%
1982 30 +0 +0%
1981 30 +0 +0%
1980 30 +0 +0%
1979 30 +0 +0%
1978 30 +0 +0%
1977 30 +0 +0%
1976 30 +0 +0%
1975 30 +0 +0%
1974 30 +0 +0%
1973 30 +0 +0%
1972 30 +0 +0%
1971 30 +0 +0%
1970 30 +0 +0%
1969 30 +0 +0%
1968 30 +0 +0%
1967 30 +0 +0%
1966 30 +0 +0%
1965 30 +0 +0%
1964 30 +0 +0%
1963 30 +0 +0%
1962 30 +0 +0%
1961 30 — —

Western Africa, 2022

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

GN Guinea 226 NG Nigeria 221 LR Liberia 200 SL Sierra Leone 160 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 ML Mali 60 GH Ghana 30 SN Senegal 26 GW Guinea-Bissau 16 BF Burkina Faso 13 TG Togo 12 BJ Benin 10 NE Niger 4 GM Gambia 3 MR Mauritania 0 CV Cabo Verde 0
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About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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