Renewable internal freshwater per person in France
France had 2,933 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
France, 2022
2,933
Change from 2021
−0.5%
European Union, 2022
3,041 m³ per person
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2022
2,933 m³ per person
Position in 2022
86th of 181
Renewable internal freshwater per person in France 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 | France | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,933 m³ per person | 3,041 m³ per person |
| 2021 | 2,948 m³ per person | 3,047 m³ per person |
| 2020 | 2,959 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2019 | 2,968 m³ per person | 3,043 m³ per person |
| 2018 | 2,978 m³ per person | 3,048 m³ per person |
| 2017 | 2,989 m³ per person | 3,053 m³ per person |
| 2016 | 2,997 m³ per person | 3,058 m³ per person |
| 2015 | 3,005 m³ per person | 3,064 m³ per person |
| 2014 | 3,016 m³ per person | 3,070 m³ per person |
| 2013 | 3,030 m³ per person | 3,073 m³ per person |
| 2012 | 3,046 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2011 | 3,061 m³ per person | 3,080 m³ per person |
| 2010 | 3,076 m³ per person | 3,076 m³ per person |
| 2009 | 3,091 m³ per person | 3,081 m³ per person |
| 2008 | 3,107 m³ per person | 3,088 m³ per person |
| 2007 | 3,124 m³ per person | 3,099 m³ per person |
| 2006 | 3,144 m³ per person | 3,110 m³ per person |
| 2005 | 3,166 m³ per person | 3,120 m³ per person |
| 2004 | 3,189 m³ per person | 3,132 m³ per person |
| 2003 | 3,213 m³ per person | 3,144 m³ per person |
| 2002 | 3,236 m³ per person | 3,155 m³ per person |
| 2001 | 3,259 m³ per person | 3,163 m³ per person |
| 2000 | 3,283 m³ per person | 3,167 m³ per person |
| 1999 | 3,306 m³ per person | 3,171 m³ per person |
| 1998 | 3,323 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 −0.5% from 2,948 m³ per person in 2021.
- Since 2012, when it was 3,046 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −3.7%.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, France has the 86th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2022 was 3,041 m³ per person.
More for France
All statistics for France
Level of water stress
21.4%
2022 · World Bank
Basic drinking water access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Municipal waste generated per person
501b (Break in time series) kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Recycling rate of municipal waste
45.5%b (Break in time series)
2024 · Eurostat
Total waste generated per person
4,869 kg per person
2024 · Eurostat
Safely managed drinking water
99.7%
2024 · World Bank