Challenge / Climate · Water
Where will the water come from?
Renewable water availability per person fell sharply from 1960 to 2020, placing Morocco under structural water stress.
2020 · World Bank · 1960–2020
The full picture
Beyond the number
Renewable water availability per person fell sharply from 1960 to 2020, placing Morocco under structural water stress.
The World Bank estimates renewable water availability at around 2,560 cubic metres per person annually in 1960.
That figure was around 620 cubic metres in 2020. The World Bank calls this structural water stress.
Then / Now
How the story unfolded
Renewable water availability was about 2,560 m³ per person annually.
It was about 620 m³, below the structural water stress threshold.
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- Al Massira reservoir in Morocco in August 2026: Bertrand Soubeyrand · CC BY-SA 4.0
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