Austria: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)

Key figures

What the numbers say

From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2022, Austria had the 74th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Austria in the 2022 ranking

• Georgia — 71st of 181: 58.13
• Greece — 72nd of 181: 58
• Ukraine — 73rd of 181: 55.1
• Pakistan — 75th of 181: 55
• Poland — 76th of 181: 53.6
• Sri Lanka — 77th of 181: 52.8

What this measures

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.

Limitations: A common perception is that most of the available freshwater resources are visible (on the surfaces of lakes, reservoirs and rivers). However, this visible water represents only a tiny fraction of global freshwater resources, as most of it is stored in aquifers, with the largest stocks stored in solid form in the Antarctic and in Greenland's ice cap. The data on freshwater resources are based on estimates of runoff into rivers and recharge of groundwater. These estimates are based on different sources and refer to different years, so cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 62 values

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) in nearby economies

• Albania — 26.9 (2022)
• Andorra — 0.32 (2022)
• Armenia — 6.86 (2022)
• Azerbaijan — 8.12 (2022)
• Belarus — 34 (2022)
• Belgium — 12 (2022)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 35.5 (2022)
• Bulgaria — 21 (2022)
• Croatia

More environment data for Austria

• Population in largest city — 2.01 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 31.24% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 2.01 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 21.78% (2025)
• Rural population — 2.79 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 30.28% (2025)
• Urban population — 6.42 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 69.72% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 5,008 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons)

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Questions people ask

What is Austria's renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)?

55 in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1961?

It is unchanged at from 55 in 1961. The highest value was 55 in 1961 and the lowest 55 in 1961.

How does Austria rank?

74th highest of 181 economies with data for 2022.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator ER.H2O.INTR.K3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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