Renewable internal freshwater per person in Ireland
Ireland had 9,400 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Ireland, 2022
9,400
Change from 2021
−2.0%
European Union, 2022
3,041 m³ per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
2,933 m³ per person
Position in 2022
49th of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in Ireland over time
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Cubic metres per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9,400 m³ per person | 3,041 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 9,588 m³ per person | 3,047 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 9,723 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 9,846 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 10,004 m³ per person | 3,048 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 10,150 m³ per person | 3,053 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 10,288 m³ per person | 3,058 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 10,421 m³ per person | 3,064 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 10,520 m³ per person | 3,070 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 10,597 m³ per person | 3,073 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 10,653 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 10,698 m³ per person | 3,080 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 10,745 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 10,804 m³ per person | 3,081 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 10,914 m³ per person | 3,088 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 11,139 m³ per person | 3,099 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 11,466 m³ per person | 3,110 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 11,779 m³ per person | 3,120 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 12,039 m³ per person | 3,132 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 12,261 m³ per person | 3,144 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 12,462 m³ per person | 3,155 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 12,674 m³ per person | 3,163 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 12,877 m³ per person | 3,167 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 13,050 m³ per person | 3,171 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 13,198 m³ per person | 3,176 m³ per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.0% from 9,588 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 10,653 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −11.8%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Ireland has the 49th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.
More for Ireland
All statistics for Ireland
Level of water stress
8.1%
2022 · World Bank
Basic drinking water access
97.1%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
576 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
43.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
3,101 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Safely managed drinking water
96.1%
2024 · World Bank