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THE GLOBAL INDEX #018

Freshwater per person2019

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 territoryIceland471,484.87 m³ / person

Top 10

m³ / person · 2019
01Iceland
471,484.87
02Guyana
298,391.04
03Suriname
163,428.9
04Bhutan
101,984.25
05Papua New Guinea
83,359.26
06Canada
75,760.61
07Gabon
72,319.78
08Norway
71,429.96
09New Zealand
65,790.8
10Solomon Islands
61,388.7

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Freshwater per person · 2019 · m³ / person
RankCountry / territoryValue (m³ / person)Year
01Iceland471,484.872019
02Guyana298,391.042019
03Suriname163,428.92019
04Bhutan101,984.252019
05Papua New Guinea83,359.262019
06Canada75,760.612019
07Gabon72,319.782019
08Norway71,429.962019
09New Zealand65,790.82019
10Solomon Islands61,388.72019
11Peru50,571.192019
12Chile46,099.172019
13Colombia42,979.092019
14Liberia39,653.262019
15Belize39,551.22019
16Congo - Brazzaville39,525.262019
17Vanuatu34,248.332019
18Panama32,257.32019
19Fiji31,205.632019
20Russia29,645.262019
21Central African Republic28,515.362019
22Venezuela27,8182019
23Brazil27,287.792019
24Uruguay27,139.952019
25Laos26,306.932019
26Bolivia26,003.772019
27Ecuador25,513.232019
28Nicaragua24,092.882019
29Costa Rica22,602.022019
30Sierra Leone20,693.252019
31Australia19,419.912019
32Finland19,378.422019
33Brunei19,201.232019
34Myanmar (Burma)19,049.892019
35Paraguay17,958.42019
36Malaysia17,344.192019
37Guinea17,338.812019
38Sweden16,636.042019
39Georgia15,625.672019
40Equatorial Guinea15,567.212019
41Madagascar11,942.072019
42Cameroon10,703.322019
43Mongolia10,649.782019
44Bosnia & Herzegovina10,611.162019
45Albania10,475.892019
46São Tomé & Príncipe10,215.942019
47Ireland9,846.362019
48Congo - Kinshasa9,682.892019
49Estonia9,578.732019
50Croatia9,545.782019
51Honduras9,117.392019
52Slovenia8,939.922019
53Latvia8,851.42019
54United States8,533.542019
55Guinea-Bissau8,131.342019
56Kyrgyzstan7,424.652019
57Indonesia7,408.362019
58Cambodia7,317.382019
59Nepal6,975.422019
60Tajikistan6,6592019
61Argentina6,492.722019
62Guatemala6,384.552019
63Timor-Leste6,314.642019
64Austria6,193.752019
65Lithuania5,499.652019
66Greece5,409.652019
67Switzerland4,711.222019
68Angola4,571.342019
69Zambia4,331.892019
70Philippines4,322.922019
71Andorra4,126.892019
72Jamaica3,833.52019
73Vietnam3,698.732019
74Portugal3,694.252019
75Belarus3,609.432019
76Cuba3,402.712019
77Japan3,395.642019
78Mozambique3,356.272019
79Kazakhstan3,349.92019
80Mexico3,252.152019
81Bulgaria3,173.782019
82Thailand3,139.022019
83Italy3,055.462019
84France2,968.152019
85Dominica2,946.382019
86North Macedonia2,878.062019
87Mali2,847.872019
88Trinidad & Tobago2,815.282019
89Türkiye2,748.872019
90Côte d’Ivoire2,725.52019
91North Korea2,573.22019
92El Salvador2,511.932019
93South Sudan2,494.392019
94Sri Lanka2,421.692019
95Lesotho2,367.152019
96Spain2,360.012019
97Namibia2,324.12019
98Armenia2,315.272019
99Slovakia2,310.172019
100Eswatini2,237.532019
101Romania2,187.732019
102United Kingdom2,176.262019
103Mauritius2,173.012019
104Dominican Republic2,157.142019
105Puerto Rico2,149.762019
106China1,998.162019
107Bahamas1,773.612019
108Grenada1,724.422019
109St. Lucia1,688.612019
110Luxembourg1,612.92019
111Senegal1,577.72019
112Comoros1,525.62019
113Togo1,509.22019
114Iran1,476.142019
115Tanzania1,419.522019
116Poland1,411.812019
117Germany1,287.712019
118South Korea1,252.782019
119Afghanistan1,245.512019
120Czechia1,232.212019
121Ukraine1,225.62019
122Gambia1,221.082019
123Serbia1,210.472019
124Haiti1,171.262019
125Nigeria1,054.962019
126Ethiopia1,054.112019
127Belgium1,044.482019
128India1,041.012019
129Denmark1,031.922019
130Botswana1,029.122019
131Ghana969.322019
132St. Vincent & Grenadines9602019
133Uganda906.982019
134Chad8992019
135Eritrea864.152019
136Nauru863.042019
137Iraq854.532019
138Malawi848.322019
139Lebanon828.362019
140Burundi820.872019
141Azerbaijan809.532019
142Benin809.322019
143Zimbabwe802.812019
144Morocco800.862019
145South Africa751.832019
146Rwanda743.582019
147Bangladesh636.72019
148Netherlands634.192019
149Hungary618.892019
150Moldova608.062019
151Cyprus606.222019
152Burkina Faso596.322019
153Cape Verde583.542019
154Antigua & Barbuda569.152019
155St. Kitts & Nevis511.162019
156Uzbekistan495.682019
157Kenya404.272019
158Somalia374.282019
159Tunisia353.262019
160Syria350.412019
161Oman304.932019
162Barbados284.492019
163Djibouti275.562019
164Algeria259.782019
165Pakistan238.32019
166Turkmenistan206.52019
167Palestinian Territories173.312019
168Niger152.522019
169Singapore105.22019
170Libya100.72019
171Malta100.222019
172Mauritania89.532019
173Sudan87.822019
174Israel82.842019
175Saudi Arabia79.832019
176Jordan63.912019
177Maldives61.512019
178Yemen59.812019
179Qatar21.222019
180United Arab Emirates15.882019
181Egypt9.32019
182Bahrain2.72019
183Kuwait02019

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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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