Renewable internal freshwater per person in United Kingdom
United Kingdom had 2,144 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
United Kingdom, 2022
2,144
Change from 2021
−1.0%
World, 2022
5,393 m³ per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2022
4,603 m³ per person
Position in 2022
103rd of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in United Kingdom 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 | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,144 m³ per person | 5,393 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 2,165 m³ per person | 5,431 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 2,173 m³ per person | 5,476 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 2,176 m³ per person | 5,531 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 2,187 m³ per person | 5,589 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 2,198 m³ per person | 5,650 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 2,210 m³ per person | 5,714 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 2,228 m³ per person | 5,781 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 2,244 m³ per person | 5,850 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 2,261 m³ per person | 5,922 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 2,276 m³ per person | 5,995 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 2,292 m³ per person | 6,107 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 2,310 m³ per person | 6,182 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 2,328 m³ per person | 6,257 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 2,346 m³ per person | 6,336 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 2,365 m³ per person | 6,416 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 2,383 m³ per person | 6,497 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 2,401 m³ per person | 6,586 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 2,417 m³ per person | 6,670 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 2,431 m³ per person | 6,757 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 2,442 m³ per person | 6,844 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 2,453 m³ per person | 6,935 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 2,462 m³ per person | 7,028 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 2,471 m³ per person | 7,124 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 2,479 m³ per person | 7,225 m³ per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.0% from 2,165 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 2,276 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −5.8%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, United Kingdom has the 103rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 5,393 m³ per person.
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Level of water stress
14.4%
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Basic drinking water access
100.0%
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Total waste generated per person
4,249 kg per person
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Safely managed drinking water
99.8%
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Basic sanitation access
99.1%
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Safely managed sanitation
97.8%
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