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THE GLOBAL INDEX #018

Freshwater per person2018

Renewable internal freshwater resources divided by population.

World Bank
Historical source series The latest observation is more than three years old. It is the latest in this source snapshot, not a current estimate.
Comparable ranking year2022Latest published year: 2022
Economies with data183 / 217No observation: 34
First-ranked country or territoryIceland481,967.33 m³ / person

Top 10

m³ / person · 2018
01Iceland
481,967.33
02Guyana
304,463.61
03Suriname
165,134.03
04Bhutan
102,664.13
05Papua New Guinea
85,262.54
06Canada
76,876.14
07Gabon
74,130.39
08Norway
71,913.79
09New Zealand
66,726.52
10Solomon Islands
63,037.56

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Freshwater per person · 2018 · m³ / person
RankCountry / territoryValue (m³ / person)Year
01Iceland481,967.332018
02Guyana304,463.612018
03Suriname165,134.032018
04Bhutan102,664.132018
05Papua New Guinea85,262.542018
06Canada76,876.142018
07Gabon74,130.392018
08Norway71,913.792018
09New Zealand66,726.522018
10Solomon Islands63,037.562018
11Peru51,445.92018
12Chile46,842.272018
13Colombia43,753.662018
14Congo - Brazzaville40,487.912018
15Liberia40,447.132018
16Belize40,134.032018
17Vanuatu35,055.862018
18Panama32,774.612018
19Fiji31,128.022018
20Russia29,656.512018
21Central African Republic28,901.42018
22Brazil27,466.282018
23Uruguay27,161.312018
24Venezuela27,006.542018
25Laos26,711.392018
26Bolivia26,372.112018
27Ecuador25,947.92018
28Nicaragua24,407.512018
29Costa Rica22,792.282018
30Sierra Leone21,179.252018
31Australia19,708.972018
32Brunei19,414.812018
33Finland19,399.792018
34Myanmar (Burma)19,184.182018
35Paraguay18,203.372018
36Guinea17,788.592018
37Malaysia17,623.32018
38Sweden16,805.542018
39Equatorial Guinea16,084.912018
40Georgia15,598.882018
41Madagascar12,256.812018
42Cameroon11,005.232018
43Mongolia10,847.242018
44Bosnia & Herzegovina10,481.252018
45São Tomé & Príncipe10,371.722018
46Albania10,315.472018
47Ireland10,004.042018
48Congo - Kinshasa9,994.712018
49Estonia9,614.392018
50Croatia9,451.522018
51Honduras9,283.982018
52Slovenia9,002.392018
53Latvia8,790.072018
54United States8,577.612018
55Guinea-Bissau8,323.932018
56Kyrgyzstan7,593.022018
57Indonesia7,4782018
58Cambodia7,410.362018
59Nepal7,058.482018
60Tajikistan6,818.282018
61Argentina6,539.042018
62Guatemala6,482.372018
63Timor-Leste6,438.292018
64Austria6,221.352018
65Lithuania5,483.832018
66Greece5,403.952018
67Switzerland4,744.942018
68Angola4,728.862018
69Zambia4,462.112018
70Philippines4,375.822018
71Andorra4,198.932018
72Jamaica3,837.812018
73Vietnam3,734.732018
74Portugal3,695.122018
75Belarus3,602.162018
76Mozambique3,456.42018
77Kazakhstan3,398.882018
78Cuba3,395.352018
79Japan3,390.872018
80Mexico3,283.22018
81Thailand3,145.452018
82Bulgaria3,129.292018
83Italy3,047.92018
84France2,978.042018
85Mali2,935.132018
86Dominica2,933.672018
87North Macedonia2,858.582018
88Trinidad & Tobago2,825.212018
89Côte d’Ivoire2,797.832018
90Türkiye2,788.452018
91North Korea2,583.772018
92South Sudan2,568.412018
93El Salvador2,512.942018
94Sri Lanka2,436.552018
95Lesotho2,395.122018
96Namibia2,390.072018
97Spain2,376.982018
98Slovakia2,313.32018
99Armenia2,310.212018
100Eswatini2,258.482018
101United Kingdom2,187.462018
102Dominican Republic2,179.552018
103Romania2,176.242018
104Mauritius2,173.712018
105Puerto Rico2,157.62018
106China2,005.262018
107Bahamas1,782.452018
108Grenada1,728.742018
109St. Lucia1,694.752018
110Luxembourg1,644.872018
111Senegal1,621.162018
112Comoros1,555.232018
113Togo1,541.932018
114Iran1,492.142018
115Tanzania1,462.472018
116Poland1,411.462018
117Germany1,290.622018
118Afghanistan1,283.242018
119South Korea1,257.152018
120Gambia1,250.192018
121Czechia1,237.072018
122Ukraine1,218.792018
123Serbia1,203.992018
124Haiti1,186.512018
125Ethiopia1,082.862018
126Nigeria1,078.372018
127India1,051.92018
128Belgium1,050.142018
129Botswana1,043.872018
130Denmark1,035.622018
131Ghana988.982018
132St. Vincent & Grenadines953.052018
133Uganda938.272018
134Chad928.422018
135Eritrea876.982018
136Iraq874.192018
137Nauru871.312018
138Malawi871.112018
139Burundi848.272018
140Benin831.762018
141Azerbaijan816.422018
142Zimbabwe815.462018
143Morocco809.162018
144Lebanon802.122018
145South Africa764.342018
146Rwanda760.732018
147Bangladesh642.112018
148Netherlands638.362018
149Hungary618.112018
150Cyprus613.822018
151Burkina Faso611.62018
152Moldova598.42018
153Cape Verde584.322018
154Antigua & Barbuda571.892018
155St. Kitts & Nevis510.552018
156Uzbekistan504.732018
157Kenya412.292018
158Somalia388.292018
159Syria364.292018
160Tunisia356.552018
161Oman304.492018
162Barbados284.992018
163Djibouti279.882018
164Algeria264.62018
165Pakistan242.372018
166Turkmenistan211.12018
167Palestinian Territories177.722018
168Niger157.742018
169Singapore106.412018
170Malta104.362018
171Libya102.22018
172Mauritania92.222018
173Sudan90.442018
174Israel84.432018
175Saudi Arabia79.482018
176Jordan65.192018
177Maldives63.412018
178Yemen61.612018
179Qatar21.72018
180United Arab Emirates16.052018
181Egypt9.462018
182Bahrain2.662018
183Kuwait02018

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No observation (34)

American Samoa · Aruba · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Cayman Islands · Channel Islands · Curaçao · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gibraltar · Greenland · Guam · Hong Kong SAR China · Isle of Man · Kiribati · Kosovo · Liechtenstein · Macao SAR China · Marshall Islands · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · New Caledonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Palau · Samoa · San Marino · Seychelles · Sint Maarten · St. Martin · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Renewable internal freshwater resources divided by population.
Unit
m³ / person
Source & definition
World Bank · ER.H2O.INTR.PC
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Original metadata
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.

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