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THE GLOBAL INDEX #018

Freshwater per person2020

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 territoryIceland463,894.04 m³ / person

Top 10

m³ / person · 2020
01Iceland
463,894.04
02Guyana
298,459.03
03Suriname
161,680.96
04Bhutan
101,297.91
05Papua New Guinea
81,603.58
06Canada
74,943.52
07Norway
71,010.65
08Gabon
70,612.38
09New Zealand
64,466.52
10Solomon Islands
60,040.46

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Freshwater per person · 2020 · m³ / person
RankCountry / territoryValue (m³ / person)Year
01Iceland463,894.042020
02Guyana298,459.032020
03Suriname161,680.962020
04Bhutan101,297.912020
05Papua New Guinea81,603.582020
06Canada74,943.522020
07Norway71,010.652020
08Gabon70,612.382020
09New Zealand64,466.522020
10Solomon Islands60,040.462020
11Peru49,971.712020
12Chile45,687.742020
13Colombia42,366.192020
14Belize39,046.912020
15Liberia38,8392020
16Congo - Brazzaville38,589.962020
17Vanuatu33,460.712020
18Panama31,817.312020
19Fiji31,203.452020
20Russia29,687.742020
21Venezuela28,301.152020
22Central African Republic28,050.612020
23Brazil27,130.152020
24Uruguay27,125.882020
25Laos25,916.992020
26Bolivia25,684.862020
27Ecuador25,213.632020
28Nicaragua23,793.42020
29Costa Rica22,445.932020
30Sierra Leone20,221.022020
31Finland19,350.62020
32Australia19,181.852020
33Brunei18,998.492020
34Myanmar (Burma)18,914.862020
35Paraguay17,717.242020
36Malaysia17,114.422020
37Guinea16,902.022020
38Sweden16,516.252020
39Georgia15,614.942020
40Equatorial Guinea15,147.382020
41Madagascar11,639.332020
42Bosnia & Herzegovina10,759.72020
43Albania10,638.82020
44Mongolia10,459.232020
45Cameroon10,415.652020
46São Tomé & Príncipe10,025.982020
47Ireland9,722.712020
48Croatia9,631.582020
49Estonia9,559.832020
50Congo - Kinshasa9,375.982020
51Honduras8,958.822020
52Latvia8,913.682020
53Slovenia8,880.252020
54United States8,498.752020
55Guinea-Bissau7,947.332020
56Indonesia7,345.672020
57Kyrgyzstan7,274.112020
58Cambodia7,210.562020
59Nepal6,842.372020
60Tajikistan6,509.182020
61Argentina6,461.332020
62Guatemala6,291.292020
63Timor-Leste6,195.082020
64Austria6,168.092020
65Lithuania5,501.062020
66Greece5,421.272020
67Switzerland4,676.922020
68Angola4,424.362020
69Philippines4,273.682020
70Zambia4,207.92020
71Andorra4,078.572020
72Jamaica3,823.382020
73Portugal3,690.372020
74Vietnam3,664.592020
75Belarus3,624.752020
76Cuba3,410.772020
77Japan3,405.642020
78Kazakhstan3,303.032020
79Mozambique3,258.222020
80Mexico3,225.582020
81Bulgaria3,205.772020
82Thailand3,133.82020
83Italy3,070.382020
84Dominica2,959.762020
85France2,958.532020
86North Macedonia2,909.292020
87Trinidad & Tobago2,809.642020
88Mali2,763.222020
89Türkiye2,722.322020
90Côte d’Ivoire2,657.42020
91North Korea2,563.482020
92El Salvador2,506.952020
93South Sudan2,430.252020
94Sri Lanka2,408.872020
95Spain2,3482020
96Lesotho2,339.282020
97Armenia2,316.062020
98Slovakia2,308.192020
99Namibia2,257.432020
100Eswatini2,213.412020
101Romania2,199.822020
102Mauritius2,172.962020
103United Kingdom2,172.612020
104Puerto Rico2,163.582020
105Dominican Republic2,134.752020
106China1,993.412020
107Bahamas1,768.292020
108Grenada1,719.082020
109St. Lucia1,683.032020
110Luxembourg1,586.252020
111Senegal1,536.72020
112Comoros1,495.962020
113Togo1,476.622020
114Iran1,464.832020
115Poland1,428.732020
116Tanzania1,377.662020
117Germany1,286.662020
118South Korea1,251.062020
119Ukraine1,233.212020
120Czechia1,229.222020
121Serbia1,218.562020
122Afghanistan1,206.842020
123Gambia1,192.52020
124Haiti1,156.812020
125Belgium1,039.992020
126Nigeria1,032.732020
127India1,030.932020
128Denmark1,028.912020
129Ethiopia1,025.922020
130Botswana1,014.422020
131St. Vincent & Grenadines965.942020
132Ghana950.212020
133Uganda877.252020
134Chad870.842020
135Nauru858.892020
136Eritrea850.742020
137Lebanon841.752020
138Iraq835.772020
139Malawi826.262020
140Azerbaijan804.012020
141Burundi797.332020
142Morocco792.692020
143Zimbabwe789.62020
144Benin788.052020
145South Africa739.732020
146Rwanda727.092020
147Bangladesh631.42020
148Netherlands630.682020
149Hungary620.452020
150Moldova614.772020
151Cyprus598.962020
152Cape Verde582.892020
153Burkina Faso581.972020
154Antigua & Barbuda566.172020
155St. Kitts & Nevis512.052020
156Uzbekistan486.512020
157Kenya396.422020
158Somalia360.332020
159Tunisia350.342020
160Syria338.822020
161Oman309.562020
162Barbados283.992020
163Djibouti271.452020
164Algeria255.372020
165Pakistan234.042020
166Turkmenistan202.162020
167Palestinian Territories169.052020
168Niger147.572020
169Singapore105.532020
170Libya99.362020
171Malta97.972020
172Mauritania86.952020
173Sudan85.492020
174Israel81.392020
175Saudi Arabia76.062020
176Jordan62.772020
177Maldives59.752020
178Yemen58.122020
179Qatar20.042020
180United Arab Emirates15.962020
181Egypt9.152020
182Bahrain2.722020
183Kuwait02020

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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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