Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Iceland has the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) (445,023 in 2022) and Kuwait the lowest (0 in 2022). The world figure is 5,393 (2022).
What this measures
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.
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.
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 445,023 | 2022 |
| 2 | Guyana | 293,317 | 2022 |
| 3 | Suriname | 158,867 | 2022 |
| 4 | Bhutan | 99,883 | 2022 |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 78,505 | 2022 |
| 6 | Canada | 73,171 | 2022 |
| 7 | Norway | 70,000 | 2022 |
| 8 | Gabon | 67,469 | 2022 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 64,349 | 2022 |
| 10 | Solomon Islands | 57,230 | 2022 |
| 11 | Peru | 49,021 | 2022 |
| 12 | Chile | 45,262 | 2022 |
| 13 | Colombia | 41,459 | 2022 |
| 14 | Belize | 37,891 | 2022 |
| 15 | Liberia | 37,221 | 2022 |
| 16 | Congo, Rep. | 36,785 | 2022 |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 31,944 | 2022 |
| 18 | Fiji | 31,052 | 2022 |
| 19 | Panama | 31,040 | 2022 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 29,895 | 2022 |
| 21 | Venezuela, RB | 28,533 | 2022 |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 27,658 | 2022 |
| 23 | Uruguay | 27,190 | 2022 |
| 24 | Brazil | 26,918 | 2022 |
| 25 | Lao PDR | 25,189 | 2022 |
| 26 | Bolivia | 25,130 | 2022 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 24,821 | 2022 |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 23,209 | 2022 |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 22,236 | 2022 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 19,331 | 2022 |
| 31 | Finland | 19,258 | 2022 |
| 32 | Australia | 18,910 | 2022 |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | 18,666 | 2022 |
| 34 | Myanmar | 18,654 | 2022 |
| 35 | Paraguay | 17,307 | 2022 |
| 36 | Malaysia | 16,717 | 2022 |
| 37 | Sweden | 16,306 | 2022 |
| 38 | Guinea | 16,080 | 2022 |
| 39 | Georgia | 15,658 | 2022 |
| 40 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,416 | 2022 |
| 41 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11,077 | 2022 |
| 42 | Madagascar | 11,072 | 2022 |
| 43 | Albania | 10,972 | 2022 |
| 44 | Mongolia | 10,135 | 2022 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 9,880 | 2022 |
| 46 | Croatia | 9,778 | 2022 |
| 47 | São Tomé and Principe | 9,633 | 2022 |
| 48 | Estonia | 9,423 | 2022 |
| 49 | Ireland | 9,400 | 2022 |
| 50 | Latvia | 9,014 | 2022 |
| 51 | Slovenia | 8,840 | 2022 |
| 52 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 8,789 | 2022 |
| 53 | Honduras | 8,664 | 2022 |
| 54 | United States | 8,437 | 2022 |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,599 | 2022 |
| 56 | Indonesia | 7,240 | 2022 |
| 57 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7,015 | 2022 |
| 58 | Cambodia | 7,011 | 2022 |
| 59 | Nepal | 6,670 | 2022 |
| 60 | Argentina | 6,431 | 2022 |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 6,232 | 2022 |
| 62 | Guatemala | 6,118 | 2022 |
| 63 | Austria | 6,083 | 2022 |
| 64 | Timor-Leste | 5,999 | 2022 |
| 65 | Greece | 5,557 | 2022 |
| 66 | Lithuania | 5,460 | 2022 |
| 67 | Switzerland | 4,603 | 2022 |
| 68 | Philippines | 4,203 | 2022 |
| 69 | Angola | 4,153 | 2022 |
| 70 | Zambia | 3,980 | 2022 |
| 71 | Andorra | 3,960 | 2022 |
| 72 | Jamaica | 3,812 | 2022 |
| 73 | Belarus | 3,684 | 2022 |
| 74 | Portugal | 3,642 | 2022 |
| 75 | Viet Nam | 3,606 | 2022 |
| 76 | Cuba | 3,447 | 2022 |
| 77 | Japan | 3,437 | 2022 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 3,248 | 2022 |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 3,212 | 2022 |
| 80 | Mexico | 3,180 | 2022 |
| 81 | Thailand | 3,130 | 2022 |
| 82 | Italy | 3,093 | 2022 |
| 83 | Mozambique | 3,071 | 2022 |
| 84 | Dominica | 2,993 | 2022 |
| 85 | North Macedonia | 2,948 | 2022 |
| 86 | France | 2,933 | 2022 |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,812 | 2022 |
| 88 | Türkiye | 2,671 | 2022 |
| 89 | Mali | 2,600 | 2022 |
| 90 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 2,545 | 2022 |
| 91 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,528 | 2022 |
| 92 | El Salvador | 2,489 | 2022 |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 2,380 | 2022 |
| 94 | South Sudan | 2,359 | 2022 |
| 95 | Spain | 2,327 | 2022 |
| 96 | Slovak Republic | 2,320 | 2022 |
| 97 | Armenia | 2,310 | 2022 |
| 98 | Lesotho | 2,288 | 2022 |
| 99 | Romania | 2,225 | 2022 |
| 100 | Puerto Rico (US) | 2,205 | 2022 |
| 101 | Mauritius | 2,179 | 2022 |
| 102 | Eswatini | 2,166 | 2022 |
| 103 | United Kingdom | 2,144 | 2022 |
| 104 | Namibia | 2,132 | 2022 |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 2,092 | 2022 |
| 106 | China | 1,992 | 2022 |
| 107 | Bahamas, The | 1,761 | 2022 |
| 108 | Grenada | 1,711 | 2022 |
| 109 | St. Lucia | 1,678 | 2022 |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 1,531 | 2022 |
| 111 | Senegal | 1,462 | 2022 |
| 112 | Poland | 1,456 | 2022 |
| 113 | Comoros | 1,439 | 2022 |
| 114 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 1,435 | 2022 |
| 115 | Togo | 1,425 | 2022 |
| 116 | Ukraine | 1,342 | 2022 |
| 117 | Tanzania | 1,298 | 2022 |
| 118 | Germany | 1,286 | 2022 |
| 119 | Serbia | 1,261 | 2022 |
| 120 | Korea, Rep. | 1,255 | 2022 |
| 121 | Czechia | 1,232 | 2022 |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 1,162 | 2022 |
| 123 | Gambia, The | 1,138 | 2022 |
| 124 | Haiti | 1,131 | 2022 |
| 125 | Belgium | 1,027 | 2022 |
| 126 | Denmark | 1,016 | 2022 |
| 127 | India | 1,014 | 2022 |
| 128 | Nigeria | 990.36 | 2022 |
| 129 | Botswana | 983.65 | 2022 |
| 130 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 979.95 | 2022 |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 973.01 | 2022 |
| 132 | Ghana | 914.05 | 2022 |
| 133 | Naoero | 847.39 | 2022 |
| 134 | Lebanon | 835.58 | 2022 |
| 135 | Uganda | 824.3 | 2022 |
| 136 | Eritrea | 821.25 | 2022 |
| 137 | Chad | 812.77 | 2022 |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 800.16 | 2022 |
| 139 | Iraq | 798.72 | 2022 |
| 140 | Malawi | 784.69 | 2022 |
| 141 | Morocco | 776.88 | 2022 |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 762.96 | 2022 |
| 143 | Burundi | 755.19 | 2022 |
| 144 | Benin | 748.57 | 2022 |
| 145 | South Africa | 718.2 | 2022 |
| 146 | Rwanda | 695.92 | 2022 |
| 147 | Moldova | 640.66 | 2022 |
| 148 | Hungary | 624.67 | 2022 |
| 149 | Netherlands | 621.43 | 2022 |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 619.89 | 2022 |
| 151 | Cyprus | 585.86 | 2022 |
| 152 | Cabo Verde | 577.21 | 2022 |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 560.1 | 2022 |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 555.33 | 2022 |
| 155 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 513.82 | 2022 |
| 156 | Uzbekistan | 467.67 | 2022 |
| 157 | Kenya | 381.55 | 2022 |
| 158 | Tunisia | 346.14 | 2022 |
| 159 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 337.04 | 2022 |
| 160 | Syrian Arab Republic | 317.51 | 2022 |
| 161 | Oman | 295.97 | 2022 |
| 162 | Barbados | 283.37 | 2022 |
| 163 | Djibouti | 263.83 | 2022 |
| 164 | Algeria | 247.31 | 2022 |
| 165 | Pakistan | 225.69 | 2022 |
| 166 | Turkmenistan | 194.32 | 2022 |
| 167 | West Bank and Gaza | 164.95 | 2021 |
| 168 | Niger | 138.27 | 2022 |
| 169 | Singapore | 106.44 | 2022 |
| 170 | Libya | 96.9 | 2022 |
| 171 | Malta | 95.08 | 2022 |
| 172 | Mauritania | 82.04 | 2022 |
| 173 | Sudan | 81 | 2022 |
| 174 | Israel | 80.03 | 2021 |
| 175 | Saudi Arabia | 74.59 | 2022 |
| 176 | Jordan | 60.59 | 2022 |
| 177 | Maldives | 57.24 | 2022 |
| 178 | Yemen, Rep. | 54.94 | 2022 |
| 179 | Qatar | 21.07 | 2022 |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 14.89 | 2022 |
| 181 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 8.88 | 2022 |
| 182 | Bahrain | 2.62 | 2022 |
| 183 | Kuwait | 0 | 2022 |
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, ER.H2O.INTR.PC, 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 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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