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Renewable water resources — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Renewable water resources in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2022 — 900 km³. Ranked 11 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 900 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 11of 181
Period maximum 900 km³1961
Period minimum 900 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1961–20228008509009501,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 900 km³1963: 900 km³1965: 900 km³1967: 900 km³1969: 900 km³1971: 900 km³1973: 900 km³1975: 900 km³1977: 900 km³1979: 900 km³1981: 900 km³1983: 900 km³1985: 900 km³1987: 900 km³1989: 900 km³1991: 900 km³1993: 900 km³1995: 900 km³1997: 900 km³1999: 900 km³2001: 900 km³2003: 900 km³2005: 900 km³2007: 900 km³2009: 900 km³2011: 900 km³2013: 900 km³2015: 900 km³2017: 900 km³2019: 900 km³2021: 900 km³2022: 900 km³
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 900 km³
World 42,807 km³
Sub-Saharan Africa 3,884 km³
Middle Africa computed 1,891 km³
Low-income countries computed 2,332 km³
Renewable water resources — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 900 +0 +0%
2021 900 +0 +0%
2020 900 +0 +0%
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1961 900 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

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

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 900 CM Cameroon 273 CG Republic of the Congo 222 GA Gabon 164 AO Angola 148 CF Central African Republic 141 GQ Equatorial Guinea 26 TD Chad 15 ST Sao Tome and Principe 2
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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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