Renewable internal freshwater per person in Finland

Finland had 19,258 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Renewable internal freshwater per person Unit: Cubic metres per person Data: 1961 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Finland, 2022 19,258 Cubic metres per person
Change from 2021 −0.3% 2021: 19,311 m³ per person
European Union, 2022 3,041 m³ per person Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022 2,933 m³ per person Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2022 31st of 181 See the full ranking

Renewable internal freshwater per person in Finland 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.

Renewable internal freshwater per person (cubic metres per person), 1998 to 2022
Period FinlandEuropean Union
2022 19,258 m³ per person 3,041 m³ per person
2021 19,311 m³ per person 3,047 m³ per person
2020 19,351 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2019 19,378 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2018 19,400 m³ per person 3,048 m³ per person
2017 19,426 m³ per person 3,053 m³ per person
2016 19,471 m³ per person 3,058 m³ per person
2015 19,527 m³ per person 3,064 m³ per person
2014 19,592 m³ per person 3,070 m³ per person
2013 19,673 m³ per person 3,073 m³ per person
2012 19,764 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2011 19,858 m³ per person 3,080 m³ per person
2010 19,950 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2009 20,042 m³ per person 3,081 m³ per person
2008 20,138 m³ per person 3,088 m³ per person
2007 20,232 m³ per person 3,099 m³ per person
2006 20,318 m³ per person 3,110 m³ per person
2005 20,396 m³ per person 3,120 m³ per person
2004 20,466 m³ per person 3,132 m³ per person
2003 20,526 m³ per person 3,144 m³ per person
2002 20,575 m³ per person 3,155 m³ per person
2001 20,624 m³ per person 3,163 m³ per person
2000 20,671 m³ per person 3,167 m³ per person
1999 20,714 m³ per person 3,171 m³ per person
1998 20,763 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 −0.3% from 19,311 m³ per person in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 19,764 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −2.6%.
  • Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Finland has the 31st highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
ER.H2O.INTR.PC · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2022 for Finland
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT