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Renewable internal freshwater per person

Internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall in the country, divided by population. Flows from other countries are excluded.

Unit: Cubic metres per person Frequency: Annual Coverage: 183 countries and 11 groups 1961 to 2022 Source: World Bank (original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, AQUASTAT)
Highest in 2022 445,023 m³ per person Iceland Lowest in 2022 0 m³ per person Kuwait
Euro area, 2022 3,010 m³ per person Official aggregate published by the source
Countries ranked for 2022 181 Updated by the source on 8 October 2026

181 countries have a value for 2022, the latest period in the data.

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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 WorldUnited StatesChinaIndia
2022 5,393 m³ per person 8,437 m³ per person 1,992 m³ per person 1,014 m³ per person
2021 5,431 m³ per person 8,485 m³ per person 1,992 m³ per person 1,022 m³ per person
2020 5,476 m³ per person 8,499 m³ per person 1,993 m³ per person 1,031 m³ per person
2019 5,531 m³ per person 8,534 m³ per person 1,998 m³ per person 1,041 m³ per person
2018 5,589 m³ per person 8,578 m³ per person 2,005 m³ per person 1,052 m³ per person
2017 5,650 m³ per person 8,628 m³ per person 2,015 m³ per person 1,064 m³ per person
2016 5,714 m³ per person 8,688 m³ per person 2,027 m³ per person 1,076 m³ per person
2015 5,781 m³ per person 8,757 m³ per person 2,039 m³ per person 1,089 m³ per person
2014 5,850 m³ per person 8,827 m³ per person 2,050 m³ per person 1,102 m³ per person
2013 5,922 m³ per person 8,897 m³ per person 2,063 m³ per person 1,116 m³ per person
2012 5,995 m³ per person 8,965 m³ per person 2,077 m³ per person 1,131 m³ per person
2011 6,107 m³ per person 9,037 m³ per person 2,091 m³ per person 1,147 m³ per person
2010 6,182 m³ per person 9,109 m³ per person 2,103 m³ per person 1,163 m³ per person
2009 6,257 m³ per person 9,186 m³ per person 2,113 m³ per person 1,180 m³ per person
2008 6,336 m³ per person 9,267 m³ per person 2,123 m³ per person 1,197 m³ per person
2007 6,416 m³ per person 9,355 m³ per person 2,134 m³ per person 1,214 m³ per person
2006 6,497 m³ per person 9,444 m³ per person 2,146 m³ per person 1,233 m³ per person
2005 6,586 m³ per person 9,536 m³ per person 2,158 m³ per person 1,252 m³ per person
2004 6,670 m³ per person 9,624 m³ per person 2,170 m³ per person 1,273 m³ per person
2003 6,757 m³ per person 9,714 m³ per person 2,183 m³ per person 1,295 m³ per person
2002 6,844 m³ per person 9,797 m³ per person 2,197 m³ per person 1,317 m³ per person
2001 6,935 m³ per person 9,889 m³ per person 2,212 m³ per person 1,341 m³ per person
2000 7,028 m³ per person 9,987 m³ per person 2,228 m³ per person 1,367 m³ per person
1999 7,124 m³ per person 10,099 m³ per person 2,245 m³ per person 1,393 m³ per person
1998 7,225 m³ per person 10,216 m³ per person 2,265 m³ per person 1,420 m³ per person

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

  • Among the 181 countries with a value for 2022, the highest is Iceland (445,023 m³ per person) and the lowest Kuwait (0 m³ per person).
  • Half of the countries are above 2,528 m³ per person and half below.
  • From 2021 to 2022 the value rose in 32 countries and fell in 148.
  • The figure for the world was 5,393 m³ per person in 2022, against 5,650 m³ per person in 2017 (−4.5%).

About this measure

Definition
Internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall in the country, divided by population. Flows from other countries are excluded.
Population covered
Total population
Unit
Cubic metres per person
Frequency
Annual
Changes are shown as
Percent change

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
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

All countries in 2022 Every value is for 2022, so the countries are compared at the same point in time.

  1. 1 Iceland 445,023 m³ per person
  2. 2 Guyana 293,317 m³ per person
  3. 3 Suriname 158,867 m³ per person
  4. 4 Bhutan 99,883 m³ per person
  5. 5 Papua New Guinea 78,505 m³ per person
  6. 6 Canada 73,170 m³ per person
  7. 7 Norway 70,000 m³ per person
  8. 8 Gabon 67,469 m³ per person
  9. 9 New Zealand 64,349 m³ per person
  10. 10 Solomon Islands 57,229 m³ per person
  11. 11 Peru 49,021 m³ per person
  12. 12 Chile 45,262 m³ per person
  13. 13 Colombia 41,459 m³ per person
  14. 14 Belize 37,891 m³ per person
  15. 15 Liberia 37,221 m³ per person
  16. 16 Republic of the Congo 36,785 m³ per person
  17. 17 Vanuatu 31,944 m³ per person
  18. 18 Fiji 31,052 m³ per person
  19. 19 Panama 31,040 m³ per person
  20. 20 Russia 29,895 m³ per person
  21. 21 Venezuela 28,533 m³ per person
  22. 22 Central African Republic 27,658 m³ per person
  23. 23 Uruguay 27,190 m³ per person
  24. 24 Brazil 26,918 m³ per person
  25. 25 Laos 25,188 m³ per person
  26. 26 Bolivia 25,130 m³ per person
  27. 27 Ecuador 24,821 m³ per person
  28. 28 Nicaragua 23,209 m³ per person
  29. 29 Costa Rica 22,236 m³ per person
  30. 30 Sierra Leone 19,331 m³ per person
  31. 31 Finland 19,258 m³ per person
  32. 32 Australia 18,909 m³ per person
  33. 33 Brunei 18,666 m³ per person
  34. 34 Myanmar 18,654 m³ per person
  35. 35 Paraguay 17,307 m³ per person
  36. 36 Malaysia 16,717 m³ per person
  37. 37 Sweden 16,306 m³ per person
  38. 38 Guinea 16,080 m³ per person
  39. 39 Georgia 15,658 m³ per person
  40. 40 Equatorial Guinea 14,416 m³ per person
  41. 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,077 m³ per person
  42. 42 Madagascar 11,072 m³ per person
  43. 43 Albania 10,972 m³ per person
  44. 44 Mongolia 10,135 m³ per person
  45. 45 Cameroon 9,880 m³ per person
  46. 46 Croatia 9,778 m³ per person
  47. 47 São Tomé and Príncipe 9,633 m³ per person
  48. 48 Estonia 9,423 m³ per person
  49. 49 Ireland 9,400 m³ per person
  50. 50 Latvia 9,014 m³ per person
  51. 51 Slovenia 8,840 m³ per person
  52. 52 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,789 m³ per person
  53. 53 Honduras 8,664 m³ per person
  54. 54 United States 8,437 m³ per person
  55. 55 Guinea-Bissau 7,599 m³ per person
  56. 56 Indonesia 7,240 m³ per person
  57. 57 Kyrgyzstan 7,015 m³ per person
  58. 58 Cambodia 7,011 m³ per person
  59. 59 Nepal 6,670 m³ per person
  60. 60 Argentina 6,431 m³ per person
  61. 61 Tajikistan 6,232 m³ per person
  62. 62 Guatemala 6,118 m³ per person
  63. 63 Austria 6,083 m³ per person
  64. 64 Timor-Leste 5,999 m³ per person
  65. 65 Greece 5,557 m³ per person
  66. 66 Lithuania 5,460 m³ per person
  67. 67 Switzerland 4,603 m³ per person
  68. 68 Philippines 4,203 m³ per person
  69. 69 Angola 4,153 m³ per person
  70. 70 Zambia 3,980 m³ per person
  71. 71 Andorra 3,960 m³ per person
  72. 72 Jamaica 3,812 m³ per person
  73. 73 Belarus 3,684 m³ per person
  74. 74 Portugal 3,642 m³ per person
  75. 75 Viet Nam 3,606 m³ per person
  76. 76 Cuba 3,447 m³ per person
  77. 77 Japan 3,437 m³ per person
  78. 78 Bulgaria 3,248 m³ per person
  79. 79 Kazakhstan 3,212 m³ per person
  80. 80 Mexico 3,180 m³ per person
  81. 81 Thailand 3,130 m³ per person
  82. 82 Italy 3,093 m³ per person
  83. 83 Mozambique 3,071 m³ per person
  84. 84 Dominica 2,993 m³ per person
  85. 85 North Macedonia 2,948 m³ per person
  86. 86 France 2,933 m³ per person
  87. 87 Trinidad and Tobago 2,812 m³ per person
  88. 88 Türkiye 2,671 m³ per person
  89. 89 Mali 2,600 m³ per person
  90. 90 North Korea 2,545 m³ per person
  91. 91 Côte d'Ivoire 2,528 m³ per person
  92. 92 El Salvador 2,489 m³ per person
  93. 93 Sri Lanka 2,380 m³ per person
  94. 94 South Sudan 2,359 m³ per person
  95. 95 Spain 2,327 m³ per person
  96. 96 Slovakia 2,320 m³ per person
  97. 97 Armenia 2,310 m³ per person
  98. 98 Lesotho 2,288 m³ per person
  99. 99 Romania 2,225 m³ per person
  100. 100 Puerto Rico (US) 2,205 m³ per person
  101. 101 Mauritius 2,179 m³ per person
  102. 102 Eswatini 2,166 m³ per person
  103. 103 United Kingdom 2,144 m³ per person
  104. 104 Namibia 2,132 m³ per person
  105. 105 Dominican Republic 2,092 m³ per person
  106. 106 China 1,992 m³ per person
  107. 107 Bahamas 1,761 m³ per person
  108. 108 Grenada 1,711 m³ per person
  109. 109 Saint Lucia 1,678 m³ per person
  110. 110 Luxembourg 1,531 m³ per person
  111. 111 Senegal 1,462 m³ per person
  112. 112 Poland 1,456 m³ per person
  113. 113 Comoros 1,439 m³ per person
  114. 114 Iran 1,435 m³ per person
  115. 115 Togo 1,425 m³ per person
  116. 116 Ukraine 1,342 m³ per person
  117. 117 Tanzania 1,298 m³ per person
  118. 118 Germany 1,286 m³ per person
  119. 119 Serbia 1,261 m³ per person
  120. 120 South Korea 1,255 m³ per person
  121. 121 Czechia 1,232 m³ per person
  122. 122 Afghanistan 1,162 m³ per person
  123. 123 Gambia 1,138 m³ per person
  124. 124 Haiti 1,131 m³ per person
  125. 125 Belgium 1,027 m³ per person
  126. 126 Denmark 1,016 m³ per person
  127. 127 India 1,014 m³ per person
  128. 128 Nigeria 990 m³ per person
  129. 129 Botswana 984 m³ per person
  130. 130 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 980 m³ per person
  131. 131 Ethiopia 973 m³ per person
  132. 132 Ghana 914 m³ per person
  133. 133 Naoero 847 m³ per person
  134. 134 Lebanon 836 m³ per person
  135. 135 Uganda 824 m³ per person
  136. 136 Eritrea 821 m³ per person
  137. 137 Chad 813 m³ per person
  138. 138 Azerbaijan 800 m³ per person
  139. 139 Iraq 799 m³ per person
  140. 140 Malawi 785 m³ per person
  141. 141 Morocco 777 m³ per person
  142. 142 Zimbabwe 763 m³ per person
  143. 143 Burundi 755 m³ per person
  144. 144 Benin 749 m³ per person
  145. 145 South Africa 718 m³ per person
  146. 146 Rwanda 696 m³ per person
  147. 147 Moldova 641 m³ per person
  148. 148 Hungary 625 m³ per person
  149. 149 Netherlands 621 m³ per person
  150. 150 Bangladesh 620 m³ per person
  151. 151 Cyprus 586 m³ per person
  152. 152 Cabo Verde 577 m³ per person
  153. 153 Antigua and Barbuda 560 m³ per person
  154. 154 Burkina Faso 555 m³ per person
  155. 155 Saint Kitts and Nevis 514 m³ per person
  156. 156 Uzbekistan 468 m³ per person
  157. 157 Kenya 382 m³ per person
  158. 158 Tunisia 346 m³ per person
  159. 159 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 337 m³ per person
  160. 160 Syria 318 m³ per person
  161. 161 Oman 296 m³ per person
  162. 162 Barbados 283 m³ per person
  163. 163 Djibouti 264 m³ per person
  164. 164 Algeria 247 m³ per person
  165. 165 Pakistan 226 m³ per person
  166. 166 Turkmenistan 194 m³ per person
  167. 167 Niger 138 m³ per person
  168. 168 Singapore 106 m³ per person
  169. 169 Libya 97 m³ per person
  170. 170 Malta 95 m³ per person
  171. 171 Mauritania 82 m³ per person
  172. 172 Sudan 81 m³ per person
  173. 173 Saudi Arabia 75 m³ per person
  174. 174 Jordan 61 m³ per person
  175. 175 Maldives 57 m³ per person
  176. 176 Yemen 55 m³ per person
  177. 177 Qatar 21 m³ per person
  178. 178 United Arab Emirates 15 m³ per person
  179. 179 Egypt 9 m³ per person
  180. 180 Bahrain 3 m³ per person
  181. 181 Kuwait 0 m³ per person
  182. East Asia and Pacific 4,306 m³ per person
  183. Euro area 3,010 m³ per person
  184. Europe and Central Asia 7,674 m³ per person
  185. European Union 3,041 m³ per person
  186. Latin America and Caribbean 21,253 m³ per person
  187. Middle East and North Africa 431 m³ per person
  188. North America 15,198 m³ per person
  189. OECD members 9,318 m³ per person
  190. South Asia 1,141 m³ per person
  191. Sub-Saharan Africa 3,162 m³ per person
  192. World 5,393 m³ per person
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