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Renewable water resources — Sierra Leone

Renewable water resources in Sierra Leone in 2022 — 160 km³. Ranked 42 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 160 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 42of 181
Period maximum 160 km³1961
Period minimum 160 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Sierra Leone, 1961–202214015016017018019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 160 km³1963: 160 km³1965: 160 km³1967: 160 km³1969: 160 km³1971: 160 km³1973: 160 km³1975: 160 km³1977: 160 km³1979: 160 km³1981: 160 km³1983: 160 km³1985: 160 km³1987: 160 km³1989: 160 km³1991: 160 km³1993: 160 km³1995: 160 km³1997: 160 km³1999: 160 km³2001: 160 km³2003: 160 km³2005: 160 km³2007: 160 km³2009: 160 km³2011: 160 km³2013: 160 km³2015: 160 km³2017: 160 km³2019: 160 km³2021: 160 km³2022: 160 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: Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone 160 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Western Africa computed 1,057 km³
Low-income countries computed 2,332 km³
Renewable water resources — Sierra Leone, by year Sierra Leone All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 160 +0 +0%
2021 160 +0 +0%
2020 160 +0 +0%
2019 160 +0 +0%
2018 160 +0 +0%
2017 160 +0 +0%
2016 160 +0 +0%
2015 160 +0 +0%
2014 160 +0 +0%
2013 160 +0 +0%
2012 160 +0 +0%
2011 160 +0 +0%
2010 160 +0 +0%
2009 160 +0 +0%
2008 160 +0 +0%
2007 160 +0 +0%
2006 160 +0 +0%
2005 160 +0 +0%
2004 160 +0 +0%
2003 160 +0 +0%
2002 160 +0 +0%
2001 160 +0 +0%
2000 160 +0 +0%
1999 160 +0 +0%
1998 160 +0 +0%
1997 160 +0 +0%
1996 160 +0 +0%
1995 160 +0 +0%
1994 160 +0 +0%
1993 160 +0 +0%
1992 160 +0 +0%
1991 160 +0 +0%
1990 160 +0 +0%
1989 160 +0 +0%
1988 160 +0 +0%
1987 160 +0 +0%
1986 160 +0 +0%
1985 160 +0 +0%
1984 160 +0 +0%
1983 160 +0 +0%
1982 160 +0 +0%
1981 160 +0 +0%
1980 160 +0 +0%
1979 160 +0 +0%
1978 160 +0 +0%
1977 160 +0 +0%
1976 160 +0 +0%
1975 160 +0 +0%
1974 160 +0 +0%
1973 160 +0 +0%
1972 160 +0 +0%
1971 160 +0 +0%
1970 160 +0 +0%
1969 160 +0 +0%
1968 160 +0 +0%
1967 160 +0 +0%
1966 160 +0 +0%
1965 160 +0 +0%
1964 160 +0 +0%
1963 160 +0 +0%
1962 160 +0 +0%
1961 160 — —

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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