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Renewable water resources

How much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.

Unit: km³ per year Period: 1961–2022 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 234 km³ Countries: 183

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2022.

Renewable water resources, 2021–2022

Top-20 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources, 2021–202202,0004,0006,000BrazilBrazil: 5,661 km³5,661RussiaRussia: 4,312 km³4,312CanadaCanada: 2,850 km³2,850United StatesUnited States: 2,818 km³2,818ChinaChina: 2,812.9 km³2,813ColombiaColombia: 2,145 km³2,145IndonesiaIndonesia: 2,018.7 km³2,019PeruPeru: 1,641 km³1,641IndiaIndia: 1,446 km³1,446MyanmarMyanmar: 1,002.8 km³1,003Democratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 900 km³900ChileChile: 885 km³885VenezuelaVenezuela: 805 km³805Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 801 km³801MalaysiaMalaysia: 580 km³580AustraliaAustralia: 492 km³492PhilippinesPhilippines: 479 km³479EcuadorEcuador: 442.4 km³442JapanJapan: 430 km³430MexicoMexico: 409 km³409
Renewable water resources — 2021–2022 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 BR Brazil 5,661 2022 1
2 RU Russia 4,312 2022 2
3 CA Canada 2,850 2022 3
4 US United States 2,818 2022 4
5 CN China 2,813 2022 5
6 CO Colombia 2,145 2022 6
7 ID Indonesia 2,019 2022 7
8 PE Peru 1,641 2022 8
9 IN India 1,446 2022 9
10 MM Myanmar 1,003 2022 10
11 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 900 2022 11
12 CL Chile 885 2022 12
13 VE Venezuela 805 2022 13
14 PG Papua New Guinea 801 2022 14
15 MY Malaysia 580 2022 15
16 AU Australia 492 2022 16
17 PH Philippines 479 2022 17
18 EC Ecuador 442 2022 18
19 JP Japan 430 2022 19
20 MX Mexico 409 2022 20
21 NO Norway 382 2022 21
22 VN Vietnam 359 2022 22
23 MG Madagascar 337 2022 23
24 NZ New Zealand 327 2022 24
25 BO Bolivia 304 2022 25
26 AR Argentina 292 2022 26
27 CM Cameroon 273 2022 27
28 GY Guyana 241 2022 28
29 TR Türkiye 227 2022 29
30 GN Guinea 226 2022 30
31 TH Thailand 225 2022 31
32 CG Republic of the Congo 222 2022 32
33 NG Nigeria 221 2022 33
34 FR France 200 2022 34
35 LR Liberia 200 2022 34
36 NP Nepal 198 2022 36
37 LA Laos 190 2022 37
38 IT Italy 183 2022 38
39 SE Sweden 171 2022 39
40 IS Iceland 170 2022 40
41 GA Gabon 164 2022 41
42 SL Sierra Leone 160 2022 42
43 NI Nicaragua 156 2022 43
44 AO Angola 148 2022 44
45 GB United Kingdom 145 2022 45
46 CF Central African Republic 141 2022 46
47 PA Panama 137 2022 47
48 IR Iran 129 2022 48
49 ET Ethiopia 122 2022 49
50 KH Cambodia 121 2022 50
51 PY Paraguay 117 2022 51
52 CR Costa Rica 113 2022 52
53 ES Spain 111 2022 53
54 GT Guatemala 109 2022 54
55 FI Finland 107 2022 55
56 DE Germany 107 2022 55
57 BD Bangladesh 105 2022 57
58 MZ Mozambique 100 2022 58
59 SR Suriname 99 2022 59
60 UY Uruguay 92 2022 60
61 HN Honduras 91 2022 61
62 TZ Tanzania 84 2022 62
63 ZM Zambia 80 2022 63
64 BT Bhutan 78 2022 64
65 CI Côte d'Ivoire 77 2022 65
66 KP North Korea 67 2022 66
67 KR South Korea 65 2022 67
68 KZ Kazakhstan 64 2022 68
69 TJ Tajikistan 63 2022 69
70 ML Mali 60 2022 70
71 GE Georgia 58 2022 71
72 GR Greece 58 2022 72
73 UA Ukraine 55 2022 73
74 AT Austria 55 2022 74
75 PK Pakistan 55 2022 74
76 PL Poland 54 2022 76
77 LK Sri Lanka 53 2022 77
78 IE Ireland 49 2022 78
79 KG Kyrgyzstan 49 2022 79
80 AF Afghanistan 47 2022 80
81 ZA South Africa 45 2022 81
82 SB Solomon Islands 45 2022 82
83 RO Romania 42 2022 83
84 CH Switzerland 40 2022 84
85 UG Uganda 39 2022 85
86 CU Cuba 38 2022 86
87 PT Portugal 38 2022 87
88 HR Croatia 38 2022 88
89 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 36 2022 89
90 IQ Iraq 35 2022 90
91 MN Mongolia 35 2022 91
92 BY Belarus 34 2022 92
93 GH Ghana 30 2022 93
94 MA Morocco 29 2022 94
95 FJ Fiji 29 2022 95
96 AL Albania 27 2022 96
97 GQ Equatorial Guinea 26 2022 97
98 SS South Sudan 26 2022 97
99 SN Senegal 26 2022 99
100 DO Dominican Republic 24 2022 100
101 BG Bulgaria 21 2022 101
102 KE Kenya 21 2022 102
103 SI Slovenia 19 2022 103
104 LV Latvia 17 2022 104
105 UZ Uzbekistan 16 2022 105
106 MW Malawi 16 2022 106
107 GW Guinea-Bissau 16 2022 107
108 SV El Salvador 16 2022 108
109 LT Lithuania 15 2022 109
110 BZ Belize 15 2022 110
111 TD Chad 15 2022 111
112 CZ Czechia 13 2022 112
113 HT Haiti 13 2022 113
114 EE Estonia 13 2022 114
115 SK Slovakia 13 2022 115
116 BF Burkina Faso 13 2022 116
117 ZW Zimbabwe 12 2022 117
118 BE Belgium 12 2022 118
119 TG Togo 12 2022 119
120 DZ Algeria 11 2022 120
121 NL Netherlands 11 2022 121
122 JM Jamaica 11 2022 122
123 BJ Benin 10 2022 123
124 BI Burundi 10 2022 124
125 VU Vanuatu 10 2022 125
126 RW Rwanda 10 2022 126
127 BN Brunei Darussalam 9 2022 127
128 RS Serbia 8 2022 128
129 TL Timor-Leste 8 2022 129
130 AZ Azerbaijan 8 2022 130
131 SY Syria 7 2022 131
132 PR Puerto Rico 7 2022 132
133 AM Armenia 7 2022 133
134 NA Namibia 6 2022 134
135 DK Denmark 6 2022 135
136 HU Hungary 6 2022 135
137 SO Somalia 6 2022 135
138 MK North Macedonia 5 2022 138
139 LS Lesotho 5 2022 139
140 LB Lebanon 5 2022 140
141 TN Tunisia 4 2022 141
142 SD Sudan 4 2022 142
143 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4 2022 143
144 NE Niger 4 2022 144
145 GM Gambia 3 2022 145
146 ER Eritrea 3 2022 146
147 MU Mauritius 3 2022 147
148 SZ Eswatini 3 2022 148
149 BW Botswana 2 2022 149
150 SA Saudi Arabia 2 2022 149
151 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2 2022 151
152 YE Yemen 2 2022 152
153 MD Moldova 2 2022 153
154 TM Turkmenistan 1 2022 154
155 OM Oman 1 2022 155
156 KM Comoros 1 2022 156
157 EG Egypt 1 2022 157
158 LU Luxembourg 1 2022 157
159 PS Palestine 1 2021 159
160 CY Cyprus 1 2022 160
161 IL Israel 1 2021 161
162 BS Bahamas 1 2022 162
163 LY Libya 1 2022 162
164 JO Jordan 1 2022 164
165 SG Singapore 1 2022 165
166 MR Mauritania 0 2022 166
167 AD Andorra 0 2022 167
168 CV Cabo Verde 0 2022 168
169 DJ Djibouti 0 2022 168
170 LC Saint Lucia 0 2022 168
171 DM Dominica 0 2022 171
172 GD Grenada 0 2022 171
173 AE United Arab Emirates 0 2022 173
174 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2022 174
175 BB Barbados 0 2022 175
176 QA Qatar 0 2022 176
177 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0 2022 177
178 MT Malta 0 2022 178
179 MV Maldives 0 2022 179
180 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 2022 180
181 NR Nauru 0 2022 181
182 BH Bahrain 0 2022 182
183 KW Kuwait 0 2022 183
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Maximum 5,661 km³
Median 34 km³
Minimum 0 km³
World 42,807 km³

About the indicator

Internal renewable water resources: the volume of water generated inside a country over a year from precipitation — river runoff and groundwater recharge — excluding inflow from neighboring countries. The word “internal” is the key one here: by this measure Egypt is almost empty, although the Nile brings it water in abundance, and it is exactly that gap that makes the country dependent on decisions upstream.

Important: Own resources only. Inflow from abroad is not counted, so for countries in the lower reaches of large rivers the indicator is far below the water actually available.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
km³ per year
Observation period
1961–2022
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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