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Renewable water resources — Zambia

Renewable water resources in Zambia in 2022 — 80.2 km³. Ranked 63 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 80 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 63of 181
Period maximum 80 km³1961
Period minimum 80 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Zambia, 1961–2022707580859019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 80.2 km³1963: 80.2 km³1965: 80.2 km³1967: 80.2 km³1969: 80.2 km³1971: 80.2 km³1973: 80.2 km³1975: 80.2 km³1977: 80.2 km³1979: 80.2 km³1981: 80.2 km³1983: 80.2 km³1985: 80.2 km³1987: 80.2 km³1989: 80.2 km³1991: 80.2 km³1993: 80.2 km³1995: 80.2 km³1997: 80.2 km³1999: 80.2 km³2001: 80.2 km³2003: 80.2 km³2005: 80.2 km³2007: 80.2 km³2009: 80.2 km³2011: 80.2 km³2013: 80.2 km³2015: 80.2 km³2017: 80.2 km³2019: 80.2 km³2021: 80.2 km³2022: 80.2 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: Zambia

Zambia 80 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Eastern Africa computed 870 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,347 km³
Renewable water resources — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 80 +0 +0%
2021 80 +0 +0%
2020 80 +0 +0%
2019 80 +0 +0%
2018 80 +0 +0%
2017 80 +0 +0%
2016 80 +0 +0%
2015 80 +0 +0%
2014 80 +0 +0%
2013 80 +0 +0%
2012 80 +0 +0%
2011 80 +0 +0%
2010 80 +0 +0%
2009 80 +0 +0%
2008 80 +0 +0%
2007 80 +0 +0%
2006 80 +0 +0%
2005 80 +0 +0%
2004 80 +0 +0%
2003 80 +0 +0%
2002 80 +0 +0%
2001 80 +0 +0%
2000 80 +0 +0%
1999 80 +0 +0%
1998 80 +0 +0%
1997 80 +0 +0%
1996 80 +0 +0%
1995 80 +0 +0%
1994 80 +0 +0%
1993 80 +0 +0%
1992 80 +0 +0%
1991 80 +0 +0%
1990 80 +0 +0%
1989 80 +0 +0%
1988 80 +0 +0%
1987 80 +0 +0%
1986 80 +0 +0%
1985 80 +0 +0%
1984 80 +0 +0%
1983 80 +0 +0%
1982 80 +0 +0%
1981 80 +0 +0%
1980 80 +0 +0%
1979 80 +0 +0%
1978 80 +0 +0%
1977 80 +0 +0%
1976 80 +0 +0%
1975 80 +0 +0%
1974 80 +0 +0%
1973 80 +0 +0%
1972 80 +0 +0%
1971 80 +0 +0%
1970 80 +0 +0%
1969 80 +0 +0%
1968 80 +0 +0%
1967 80 +0 +0%
1966 80 +0 +0%
1965 80 +0 +0%
1964 80 +0 +0%
1963 80 +0 +0%
1962 80 +0 +0%
1961 80 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

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

MG Madagascar 337 ET Ethiopia 122 MZ Mozambique 100 TZ Tanzania 84 ZM Zambia 80 UG Uganda 39 SS South Sudan 26 KE Kenya 21 MW Malawi 16 ZW Zimbabwe 12 BI Burundi 10 RW Rwanda 10 SO Somalia 6 ER Eritrea 3 MU Mauritius 3 KM Comoros 1 DJ Djibouti 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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