Per Capita Availability

Per capita seems to be a Latin phrase that denotes “by the head.” Usually, the mean per candidate is frequently used instead of “per candidate” in statistical calculations. The phrase is most commonly associated with financial records or accounting, although it can also be applied to nearly any other instance of populace identification. Per capita is a word used mostly in business and social sciences to describe how specific measures correspond to a community. Per Capita Availability is widely used concerning a nation’s indicators and how those measurements are applied to the country’s people. 

Per Capita Availability

Per Capita Availability is evaluated by dividing the annual average and availability by the population. Per capita is a word used mostly in professional and social-economic finance to describe how specific measures correspond to a community. Per Capita Availability is quite widely used concerning availability by the population and how those measurements dividing the annual average to the country’s people. Gross domestic product (GDP) and income per capita are two of the most prevalent uses per capita. To compute per capita, divide the quantitative figure by the nation under consideration.

For example, India occupies Per Capita Availability in many categories, which are as follows-

• Water

• Food Grains

• Health

• Milk

• Textiles and many more.

• Electricity

Per Capita Availability of Water

Although water is a matter of right, policymakers are in charge of improvement, sustainability, and effective utilisation of water resources. The national government offered financial and legal help to state and local governments to help enhance their work through various initiatives and plans. As we all know, “ Water water everywhere but not a single drop to drink” becomes true when it comes to water availability per population because water is in a limited state. Still, the ratio of upcoming generations keeps on increasing. As per research, the per capita availability of water per annum in the respective years 2001 and 2011 was found to be 1816 cubic metres and 1545 cubic metres. It will again be observed to decrease by 1486 cubic metres and 1367 cubic metres in 2021 and 2031. As stated in the National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development report, the amount of water consumed during irrigation from the all over water consumption from 1997 to 1998 was 83.30%. In addition to the report of NCIWRD, the amount of water consumed in irrigation from the total water consumption over the years 2025 under heavy marketable scenarios was observed to be 72.48 per cent.

Per Capita Availability of Land

Per Capita Availability of land in Brazil is higher in contrast with India. Given below is the overview of the per capita land availability-

• Per Capita, land usage refers to the entire land accessible by man in the area. This can be determined from the ratio of the entire land area and the overall population.

• Brazil has higher per capita land availability in contrast to India due to some objectives mentioned below-

  • When it comes to comparison worldwide, it’s already configured that Brazil stands at the fifth position whereas India is positioned at the seventh position over the largest country. Therefore the territory of Brazil is much larger than that of India.

  • When comparing the worldwide population, India is in the second topmost position for the larger population, whereas Brazil only stands in the fifth position.

  • Brazil has a much larger land area, but fewer residents are the main cause of having huge per capita land availability.

Per Capita Availability of Petroleum

According to the survey, Goans consume nearly three and half times as much petroleum per head as the state median of 66.9 kg. Some of the union territories such as Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Daman & Diu and Puducherry conclude their position in huge usage of petroleum compared to average states. The second cause of huge petroleum or fuels usage in some regions is the lower taxes as the owners of the vehicles in the neighbouring region get fuel at inexpensive rates. As indicated in the reports, due to larger residents in Bihar, their consumption of the petroleum chart comes under the lowest level.

Conclusion

Following the above reports and information described, we can assume that the per capita availability depends upon the population of the regions or states or countries. We cannot say that a country with a higher population will have higher per capita availability. Availability by the population means the lesser the population the higher the availability. We can also calculate or determine the per capita availability by dividing the annual average by the region’s population.