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THE GLOBAL INDEX #018

Freshwater per person2021

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 territoryIceland456,351.34 m³ / person

Top 10

m³ / person · 2021
01Iceland
456,351.34
02Guyana
295,530.74
03Suriname
160,221.14
04Bhutan
100,587.79
05Papua New Guinea
79,996.84
06Canada
74,529.55
07Norway
70,631.92
08Gabon
69,002.6
09New Zealand
64,311.84
10Solomon Islands
58,615.96

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Freshwater per person · 2021 · m³ / person
RankCountry / territoryValue (m³ / person)Year
01Iceland456,351.342021
02Guyana295,530.742021
03Suriname160,221.142021
04Bhutan100,587.792021
05Papua New Guinea79,996.842021
06Canada74,529.552021
07Norway70,631.922021
08Gabon69,002.62021
09New Zealand64,311.842021
10Solomon Islands58,615.962021
11Peru49,493.482021
12Chile45,486.472021
13Colombia41,904.212021
14Belize38,599.12021
15Liberia38,027.712021
16Congo - Brazzaville37,677.042021
17Vanuatu32,693.842021
18Panama31,435.52021
19Fiji31,143.952021
20Russia29,789.962021
21Venezuela28,507.862021
22Central African Republic27,581.622021
23Uruguay27,144.032021
24Brazil27,014.992021
25Laos25,546.092021
26Bolivia25,424.382021
27Ecuador25,019.152021
28Nicaragua23,508.822021
29Costa Rica22,332.072021
30Sierra Leone19,766.262021
31Finland19,310.532021
32Australia19,154.842021
33Brunei18,816.922021
34Myanmar (Burma)18,783.562021
35Paraguay17,504.012021
36Malaysia16,918.32021
37Guinea16,483.72021
38Sweden16,417.352021
39Georgia15,674.342021
40Equatorial Guinea14,782.922021
41Madagascar11,350.212021
42Bosnia & Herzegovina10,940.222021
43Albania10,804.252021
44Mongolia10,284.482021
45Cameroon10,142.762021
46São Tomé & Príncipe9,821.552021
47Croatia9,719.052021
48Ireland9,587.942021
49Estonia9,549.72021
50Congo - Kinshasa9,077.252021
51Latvia8,989.172021
52Slovenia8,856.42021
53Honduras8,810.62021
54United States8,485.392021
55Guinea-Bissau7,771.362021
56Indonesia7,294.12021
57Kyrgyzstan7,141.792021
58Cambodia7,104.862021
59Nepal6,724.342021
60Argentina6,444.172021
61Tajikistan6,367.072021
62Guatemala6,205.022021
63Austria6,141.272021
64Timor-Leste6,084.562021
65Lithuania5,504.952021
66Greece5,487.162021
67Switzerland4,641.252021
68Angola4,285.832021
69Philippines4,235.152021
70Zambia4,091.082021
71Andorra4,027.362021
72Jamaica3,814.032021
73Portugal3,667.312021
74Belarus3,654.92021
75Vietnam3,632.892021
76Cuba3,427.392021
77Japan3,421.342021
78Kazakhstan3,259.282021
79Bulgaria3,227.142021
80Mexico3,204.122021
81Mozambique3,163.262021
82Thailand3,130.052021
83Italy3,086.252021
84Dominica2,976.12021
85France2,947.992021
86North Macedonia2,939.392021
87Trinidad & Tobago2,807.922021
88Türkiye2,697.652021
89Mali2,679.932021
90Côte d’Ivoire2,592.472021
91North Korea2,554.082021
92El Salvador2,498.492021
93South Sudan2,392.832021
94Sri Lanka2,383.12021
95Spain2,343.822021
96Armenia2,315.432021
97Slovakia2,313.12021
98Lesotho2,312.582021
99Romania2,216.292021
100Namibia2,191.742021
101Eswatini2,187.982021
102Puerto Rico2,176.092021
103Mauritius2,172.412021
104United Kingdom2,164.892021
105Dominican Republic2,112.652021
106China1,991.632021
107Bahamas1,766.012021
108Grenada1,713.972021
109St. Lucia1,680.472021
110Luxembourg1,562.342021
111Senegal1,498.182021
112Comoros1,466.682021
113Iran1,452.712021
114Poland1,449.372021
115Togo1,449.062021
116Tanzania1,336.932021
117Germany1,286.122021
118South Korea1,252.672021
119Czechia1,251.692021
120Ukraine1,243.832021
121Serbia1,230.112021
122Afghanistan1,178.742021
123Gambia1,164.592021
124Haiti1,143.512021
125Belgium1,035.722021
126Denmark1,024.462021
127India1,022.482021
128Nigeria1,011.312021
129Botswana999.42021
130Ethiopia998.872021
131St. Vincent & Grenadines972.372021
132Ghana931.772021
133Nauru854.042021
134Uganda849.472021
135Chad841.362021
136Lebanon839.442021
137Eritrea835.782021
138Iraq817.252021
139Malawi805.12021
140Azerbaijan800.472021
141Morocco784.752021
142Zimbabwe776.092021
143Burundi775.912021
144Benin767.892021
145South Africa728.422021
146Rwanda711.332021
147Netherlands627.392021
148Bangladesh626.272021
149Moldova624.082021
150Hungary622.992021
151Cyprus592.122021
152Cape Verde580.672021
153Burkina Faso568.32021
154Antigua & Barbuda563.082021
155St. Kitts & Nevis513.232021
156Uzbekistan477.172021
157Kenya388.962021
158Tunisia348.172021
159Somalia347.392021
160Syria329.742021
161Oman311.082021
162Barbados283.542021
163Djibouti267.562021
164Algeria251.272021
165Pakistan229.672021
166Turkmenistan198.112021
167Palestinian Territories164.952021
168Niger142.842021
169Singapore110.022021
170Libya98.112021
171Malta97.462021
172Mauritania84.482021
173Sudan83.222021
174Israel80.032021
175Saudi Arabia77.962021
176Jordan61.632021
177Maldives58.122021
178Yemen56.542021
179Qatar22.362021
180United Arab Emirates15.672021
181Egypt9.012021
182Bahrain2.662021
183Kuwait02021

How this ranking works

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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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  "sourceOrganization": "AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://data.apps.fao.org/aquastat/, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), date accessed: 20240529",
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