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Renewable water resources — Lower-middle-income countries

Renewable water resources in lower-middle-income countries in 2022 — 7,346.59 km³. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 3.2%.

2022 7,347 km³ −0.01% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 7,364 km³1992
Period minimum 7,118 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Lower-middle-income countries, 1961–20227,1007,2007,3007,40019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 7,117.66 km³1963: 7,180.57 km³1965: 7,180.57 km³1967: 7,180.57 km³1969: 7,180.57 km³1971: 7,180.57 km³1973: 7,180.57 km³1975: 7,180.57 km³1977: 7,180.57 km³1979: 7,180.57 km³1981: 7,180.57 km³1983: 7,180.57 km³1985: 7,180.57 km³1987: 7,180.57 km³1989: 7,180.57 km³1991: 7,180.57 km³1993: 7,364.4 km³1995: 7,350.4 km³1997: 7,350.4 km³1999: 7,350.4 km³2001: 7,350.4 km³2003: 7,350.4 km³2005: 7,347.4 km³2007: 7,347.4 km³2009: 7,347.4 km³2011: 7,347.4 km³2013: 7,347.4 km³2015: 7,347.4 km³2017: 7,347.4 km³2019: 7,347.4 km³2021: 7,347.4 km³2022: 7,346.59 km³
Change over the period: +229 (+3.22%) Average annual rate: 0.05 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Lower-middle-income countries

Lower-middle-income countries 7,347 km³
World 42,807 km³
Renewable water resources — Lower-middle-income countries, by year Lower-middle-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 7,347 −1 −0.01%
2021 7,347 +0 +0%
2020 7,347 +0 +0%
2019 7,347 +0 +0%
2018 7,347 +0 +0%
2017 7,347 +0 +0%
2016 7,347 +0 +0%
2015 7,347 +0 +0%
2014 7,347 +0 +0%
2013 7,347 +0 +0%
2012 7,347 +0 +0%
2011 7,347 +0 +0%
2010 7,347 +0 +0%
2009 7,347 +0 +0%
2008 7,347 +0 +0%
2007 7,347 +0 +0%
2006 7,347 +0 +0%
2005 7,347 +0 +0%
2004 7,347 −3 −0.04%
2003 7,350 +0 +0%
2002 7,350 +0 +0%
2001 7,350 +0 +0%
2000 7,350 +0 +0%
1999 7,350 +0 +0%
1998 7,350 +0 +0%
1997 7,350 +0 +0%
1996 7,350 +0 +0%
1995 7,350 +0 +0%
1994 7,350 −14 −0.19%
1993 7,364 +0 +0%
1992 7,364 +184 +2.56%
1991 7,181 +0 +0%
1990 7,181 +0 +0%
1989 7,181 +0 +0%
1988 7,181 +0 +0%
1987 7,181 +0 +0%
1986 7,181 +0 +0%
1985 7,181 +0 +0%
1984 7,181 +0 +0%
1983 7,181 +0 +0%
1982 7,181 +0 +0%
1981 7,181 +0 +0%
1980 7,181 +0 +0%
1979 7,181 +0 +0%
1978 7,181 +0 +0%
1977 7,181 +0 +0%
1976 7,181 +0 +0%
1975 7,181 +0 +0%
1974 7,181 +0 +0%
1973 7,181 +0 +0%
1972 7,181 +0 +0%
1971 7,181 +0 +0%
1970 7,181 +0 +0%
1969 7,181 +0 +0%
1968 7,181 +0 +0%
1967 7,181 +0 +0%
1966 7,181 +0 +0%
1965 7,181 +0 +0%
1964 7,181 +0 +0%
1963 7,181 +0 +0%
1962 7,181 +63 +0.88%
1961 7,118 — —

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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