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Dam Capacity - Burundi

Africa (km3 in 2020)

Egypt is the top country by dam capacity among 46 countries. As of 2020, dam capacity in Egypt was 168.2 km3 that accounts for 15.90% of total dam capacity. The top 5 countries (others are Ghana, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) account for 58.81% of it. The total dam capacity was estimated at 1,057.53 km3 in 2020.

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Egypt 168.2 FAO
Ghana 148.5 FAO
United Republic of Tanzania 104.2 FAO
Zambia 101.13 FAO
Zimbabwe 99.93 FAO
Uganda 80 FAO
Mozambique 74.14 FAO
Nigeria 50.67 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 37.24 FAO
Ethiopia 31.48 FAO
South Africa 31.02 FAO
Kenya 24.79 FAO
Sudan 21.23 FAO
Morocco 17.96 FAO
Cameroon 15.61 FAO
Mali 13.8 FAO
Angola 9.45 FAO
Algeria 8.62 FAO
Burkina Faso 5.34 FAO
Lesotho 2.87 FAO
Tunisia 2.69 FAO
Guinea 1.84 FAO
Togo 1.72 FAO
Botswana 1.11 FAO
Namibia 0.71 FAO
Eswatini 0.58 FAO
Mauritania 0.5 FAO
Madagascar 0.49 FAO
Libya 0.39 FAO
Senegal 0.25 FAO
Liberia 0.24 FAO
Gabon 0.22 FAO
Sierra Leone 0.22 FAO
Niger 0.09 FAO
Mauritius 0.09 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.05 FAO
Eritrea 0.04 FAO
Malawi 0.04 FAO
Sao Tome and Principe 0.04 FAO
Benin 0.02 FAO
Congo 0.01 FAO
Seychelles 0 FAO
Cabo Verde 0 FAO
Guinea Bissau 0 FAO
Rwanda 0 FAO
Somalia 0 FAO
Water (%)
Drinking water Basic Usage 4 timeseries
Sanitation 46.44 in 2022 WHO + 1 other
Usage 3.02 in 2022 WHO + 2 others
Water Supplies Usage 8 timeseries
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