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Renewable water resources — World

Renewable water resources in the world in 2022 — 42,807.04 km³. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 13.7%.

2022 42,807 km³ −0% vs 2021
World rank —
Period maximum 42,809 km³2012
Period minimum 37,665 km³1961

Trend over time

1961–2022 · km³ per year

Renewable water resources — World, 1961–202236,00038,00040,00042,00044,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720221961: 37,665.12 km³1963: 37,823.96 km³1965: 37,823.96 km³1967: 37,823.96 km³1969: 37,823.96 km³1971: 37,823.96 km³1973: 37,823.96 km³1975: 37,823.96 km³1977: 37,823.96 km³1979: 37,823.96 km³1981: 37,823.96 km³1983: 37,823.96 km³1985: 37,823.96 km³1987: 37,823.96 km³1989: 37,823.96 km³1991: 37,823.96 km³1993: 42,787.2 km³1995: 42,773.2 km³1997: 42,773.2 km³1999: 42,773.2 km³2001: 42,773.2 km³2003: 42,773.2 km³2005: 42,770.2 km³2007: 42,778.6 km³2009: 42,778.6 km³2011: 42,778.6 km³2013: 42,808.6 km³2015: 42,808.6 km³2017: 42,808.6 km³2019: 42,808.6 km³2021: 42,808.6 km³2022: 42,807.04 km³
Change over the period: +5,142 (+13.65%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2022

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

World 42,807 km³
World 42,807 km³
Renewable water resources — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year km³ Change Change, %
2022 42,807 −2 −0%
2021 42,809 +0 +0%
2020 42,809 +0 +0%
2019 42,809 +0 +0%
2018 42,809 +0 +0%
2017 42,809 +0 +0%
2016 42,809 +0 +0%
2015 42,809 +0 +0%
2014 42,809 +0 +0%
2013 42,809 +0 +0%
2012 42,809 +30 +0.07%
2011 42,779 +0 +0%
2010 42,779 +0 +0%
2009 42,779 +0 +0%
2008 42,779 +0 +0%
2007 42,779 +0 +0%
2006 42,779 +8 +0.02%
2005 42,770 +0 +0%
2004 42,770 −3 −0.01%
2003 42,773 +0 +0%
2002 42,773 +0 +0%
2001 42,773 +0 +0%
2000 42,773 +0 +0%
1999 42,773 +0 +0%
1998 42,773 +0 +0%
1997 42,773 +1 +0%
1996 42,772 −1 −0%
1995 42,773 +0 +0%
1994 42,773 −14 −0.03%
1993 42,787 +151 +0.35%
1992 42,637 +4,813 +12.72%
1991 37,824 +0 +0%
1990 37,824 +0 +0%
1989 37,824 +0 +0%
1988 37,824 +0 +0%
1987 37,824 +0 +0%
1986 37,824 +0 +0%
1985 37,824 +0 +0%
1984 37,824 +0 +0%
1983 37,824 +0 +0%
1982 37,824 +0 +0%
1981 37,824 +0 +0%
1980 37,824 +0 +0%
1979 37,824 +0 +0%
1978 37,824 +0 +0%
1977 37,824 +0 +0%
1976 37,824 +0 +0%
1975 37,824 +0 +0%
1974 37,824 +0 +0%
1973 37,824 +0 +0%
1972 37,824 +0 +0%
1971 37,824 +0 +0%
1970 37,824 +0 +0%
1969 37,824 +0 +0%
1968 37,824 +0 +0%
1967 37,824 +0 +0%
1966 37,824 +0 +0%
1965 37,824 +0 +0%
1964 37,824 +0 +0%
1963 37,824 +0 +0%
1962 37,824 +159 +0.42%
1961 37,665 — —

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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