Renewable internal freshwater per person in Germany

Germany had 1,286 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022.

Measure: Renewable internal freshwater per person Unit: Cubic metres per person Data: 1961 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2022 1,286 Cubic metres per person
Change from 2021 0% 2021: 1,286 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 118th of 181 See the full ranking

Renewable internal freshwater per person in Germany 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 GermanyEuropean Union
2022 1,286 m³ per person 3,041 m³ per person
2021 1,286 m³ per person 3,047 m³ per person
2020 1,287 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2019 1,288 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2018 1,291 m³ per person 3,048 m³ per person
2017 1,295 m³ per person 3,053 m³ per person
2016 1,299 m³ per person 3,058 m³ per person
2015 1,310 m³ per person 3,064 m³ per person
2014 1,321 m³ per person 3,070 m³ per person
2013 1,327 m³ per person 3,073 m³ per person
2012 1,330 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2011 1,333 m³ per person 3,080 m³ per person
2010 1,308 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2009 1,306 m³ per person 3,081 m³ per person
2008 1,303 m³ per person 3,088 m³ per person
2007 1,301 m³ per person 3,099 m³ per person
2006 1,299 m³ per person 3,110 m³ per person
2005 1,297 m³ per person 3,120 m³ per person
2004 1,297 m³ per person 3,132 m³ per person
2003 1,296 m³ per person 3,144 m³ per person
2002 1,297 m³ per person 3,155 m³ per person
2001 1,299 m³ per person 3,163 m³ per person
2000 1,302 m³ per person 3,167 m³ per person
1999 1,303 m³ per person 3,171 m³ per person
1998 1,304 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% from 1,286 m³ per person in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 1,330 m³ per person, the figure has changed by −3.3%.
  • Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Germany has the 118th 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 Germany
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