Renewable internal freshwater per person in Portugal

Portugal had 3,642 cubic metres of renewable internal freshwater per person in 2022. The value for 2022 is the lowest since 2013.

Measure: Renewable internal freshwater per person Unit: Cubic metres per person Data: 1961 to 2022 Source: World Bank
Portugal, 2022 3,642 Cubic metres per person
Change from 2021 −0.7% 2021: 3,667 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 74th of 181 See the full ranking

Renewable internal freshwater per person in Portugal 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 PortugalEuropean Union
2022 3,642 m³ per person 3,041 m³ per person
2021 3,667 m³ per person 3,047 m³ per person
2020 3,690 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2019 3,694 m³ per person 3,043 m³ per person
2018 3,695 m³ per person 3,048 m³ per person
2017 3,689 m³ per person 3,053 m³ per person
2016 3,680 m³ per person 3,058 m³ per person
2015 3,669 m³ per person 3,064 m³ per person
2014 3,653 m³ per person 3,070 m³ per person
2013 3,634 m³ per person 3,073 m³ per person
2012 3,614 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2011 3,599 m³ per person 3,080 m³ per person
2010 3,594 m³ per person 3,076 m³ per person
2009 3,596 m³ per person 3,081 m³ per person
2008 3,599 m³ per person 3,088 m³ per person
2007 3,604 m³ per person 3,099 m³ per person
2006 3,611 m³ per person 3,110 m³ per person
2005 3,618 m³ per person 3,120 m³ per person
2004 3,625 m³ per person 3,132 m³ per person
2003 3,633 m³ per person 3,144 m³ per person
2002 3,647 m³ per person 3,155 m³ per person
2001 3,667 m³ per person 3,163 m³ per person
2000 3,693 m³ per person 3,167 m³ per person
1999 3,719 m³ per person 3,171 m³ per person
1998 3,740 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 −0.7% from 3,667 m³ per person in 2021.
  • Since 2012, when it was 3,614 m³ per person, the figure has changed by +0.8%.
  • Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Portugal has the 74th 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 Portugal
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