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Renewable water resources — Iraq

Renewable water resources in Iraq in 2022 — 35.2 km³. Ranked 90 in the world out of 181. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2022 35 km³ +0% vs 2021
World rank 90of 181
Period maximum 35 km³1961
Period minimum 35 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — Iraq, 1961–2022303335384019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 35.2 km³1963: 35.2 km³1965: 35.2 km³1967: 35.2 km³1969: 35.2 km³1971: 35.2 km³1973: 35.2 km³1975: 35.2 km³1977: 35.2 km³1979: 35.2 km³1981: 35.2 km³1983: 35.2 km³1985: 35.2 km³1987: 35.2 km³1989: 35.2 km³1991: 35.2 km³1993: 35.2 km³1995: 35.2 km³1997: 35.2 km³1999: 35.2 km³2001: 35.2 km³2003: 35.2 km³2005: 35.2 km³2007: 35.2 km³2009: 35.2 km³2011: 35.2 km³2013: 35.2 km³2015: 35.2 km³2017: 35.2 km³2019: 35.2 km³2021: 35.2 km³2022: 35.2 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: Iraq

Iraq 35 km³
World 42,807 km³
Middle East & North Africa 331 km³
Western Asia computed 355 km³
Upper-middle-income countries computed 17,574 km³
Renewable water resources — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 35 +0 +0%
2021 35 +0 +0%
2020 35 +0 +0%
2019 35 +0 +0%
2018 35 +0 +0%
2017 35 +0 +0%
2016 35 +0 +0%
2015 35 +0 +0%
2014 35 +0 +0%
2013 35 +0 +0%
2012 35 +0 +0%
2011 35 +0 +0%
2010 35 +0 +0%
2009 35 +0 +0%
2008 35 +0 +0%
2007 35 +0 +0%
2006 35 +0 +0%
2005 35 +0 +0%
2004 35 +0 +0%
2003 35 +0 +0%
2002 35 +0 +0%
2001 35 +0 +0%
2000 35 +0 +0%
1999 35 +0 +0%
1998 35 +0 +0%
1997 35 +0 +0%
1996 35 +0 +0%
1995 35 +0 +0%
1994 35 +0 +0%
1993 35 +0 +0%
1992 35 +0 +0%
1991 35 +0 +0%
1990 35 +0 +0%
1989 35 +0 +0%
1988 35 +0 +0%
1987 35 +0 +0%
1986 35 +0 +0%
1985 35 +0 +0%
1984 35 +0 +0%
1983 35 +0 +0%
1982 35 +0 +0%
1981 35 +0 +0%
1980 35 +0 +0%
1979 35 +0 +0%
1978 35 +0 +0%
1977 35 +0 +0%
1976 35 +0 +0%
1975 35 +0 +0%
1974 35 +0 +0%
1973 35 +0 +0%
1972 35 +0 +0%
1971 35 +0 +0%
1970 35 +0 +0%
1969 35 +0 +0%
1968 35 +0 +0%
1967 35 +0 +0%
1966 35 +0 +0%
1965 35 +0 +0%
1964 35 +0 +0%
1963 35 +0 +0%
1962 35 +0 +0%
1961 35 — —

Western Asia, 2022

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

TR Türkiye 227 GE Georgia 58 IQ Iraq 35 AZ Azerbaijan 8 SY Syria 7 AM Armenia 7 LB Lebanon 5 SA Saudi Arabia 2 YE Yemen 2 OM Oman 1 CY Cyprus 1 JO Jordan 1 AE United Arab Emirates 0 QA Qatar 0 BH Bahrain 0 KW Kuwait 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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