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Renewable water resources — Bhutan

Renewable water resources in Bhutan in 2022 — 78 km³. Ranked 64 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 17.9%.

2022 78 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 64of 181
Period maximum 95 km³1961
Period minimum 78 km³2004

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Bhutan, 1961–2022758085909519611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 95 km³1963: 95 km³1965: 95 km³1967: 95 km³1969: 95 km³1971: 95 km³1973: 95 km³1975: 95 km³1977: 95 km³1979: 95 km³1981: 95 km³1983: 95 km³1985: 95 km³1987: 95 km³1989: 95 km³1991: 95 km³1993: 95 km³1995: 81 km³1997: 81 km³1999: 81 km³2001: 81 km³2003: 81 km³2005: 78 km³2007: 78 km³2009: 78 km³2011: 78 km³2013: 78 km³2015: 78 km³2017: 78 km³2019: 78 km³2021: 78 km³2022: 78 km³
Change over the period: −17 (−17.89%) Average annual rate: -0.32 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Bhutan

Bhutan 78 km³
World 42,807 km³
South Asia 1,880 km³
Southern Asia computed 2,111 km³
Lower-middle-income countries computed 7,347 km³
Renewable water resources — Bhutan, by year Bhutan All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 78 +0 +0%
2021 78 +0 +0%
2020 78 +0 +0%
2019 78 +0 +0%
2018 78 +0 +0%
2017 78 +0 +0%
2016 78 +0 +0%
2015 78 +0 +0%
2014 78 +0 +0%
2013 78 +0 +0%
2012 78 +0 +0%
2011 78 +0 +0%
2010 78 +0 +0%
2009 78 +0 +0%
2008 78 +0 +0%
2007 78 +0 +0%
2006 78 +0 +0%
2005 78 +0 +0%
2004 78 −3 −3.7%
2003 81 +0 +0%
2002 81 +0 +0%
2001 81 +0 +0%
2000 81 +0 +0%
1999 81 +0 +0%
1998 81 +0 +0%
1997 81 +0 +0%
1996 81 +0 +0%
1995 81 +0 +0%
1994 81 −14 −14.74%
1993 95 +0 +0%
1992 95 +0 +0%
1991 95 +0 +0%
1990 95 +0 +0%
1989 95 +0 +0%
1988 95 +0 +0%
1987 95 +0 +0%
1986 95 +0 +0%
1985 95 +0 +0%
1984 95 +0 +0%
1983 95 +0 +0%
1982 95 +0 +0%
1981 95 +0 +0%
1980 95 +0 +0%
1979 95 +0 +0%
1978 95 +0 +0%
1977 95 +0 +0%
1976 95 +0 +0%
1975 95 +0 +0%
1974 95 +0 +0%
1973 95 +0 +0%
1972 95 +0 +0%
1971 95 +0 +0%
1970 95 +0 +0%
1969 95 +0 +0%
1968 95 +0 +0%
1967 95 +0 +0%
1966 95 +0 +0%
1965 95 +0 +0%
1964 95 +0 +0%
1963 95 +0 +0%
1962 95 +0 +0%
1961 95 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 1,446 NP Nepal 198 IR Iran 129 BD Bangladesh 105 BT Bhutan 78 PK Pakistan 55 LK Sri Lanka 53 AF Afghanistan 47 MV Maldives 0
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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.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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