List of countries by total renewable water resources

This is a list of countries by total renewable water resources mostly based on The World Factbook.[1][2] This entry provides the long-term average water availability for a country in cubic kilometers from precipitation, groundwater recharge, and surface inflows from surrounding countries.[1] Fresh and unpolluted water accounts for 0.003% of total water available globally.[3]

Water resources
Main articles: Water distribution on Earth and Water resources

Out of all the water on Earth, saline water in oceans, seas and saline groundwater make up about 97% of it. Only 2.5–2.75% is fresh water, including 1.75–2% frozen in glaciers, ice and snow, 0.5–0.75% as fresh groundwater and soil moisture, and less than 0.01% of it as surface water in lakes, swamps and rivers. Freshwater lakes contain about 87% of this fresh surface water, including 29% in the African Great Lakes, 22% in Lake Baikal in Russia, 21% in the North American Great Lakes, and 14% in other lakes. Swamps have most of the balance with only a small amount in rivers, most notably the Amazon River. The atmosphere contains 0.04% water. In areas with no fresh water on the ground surface, fresh water derived from precipitation may, because of its lower density, overlie saline ground water in lenses or layers. Most of the world's fresh water is frozen in ice sheets. Many areas suffer from lack of distribution of fresh water, such as deserts.

Total Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources

According to the Index Mundi’s data, Greenland ranked number 1 and Iceland number 2 in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita with 10,662,190.00 cubic meters and 519,264.70 cubic meters, respectively. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.[4]

Country Total renewable water resources (km³) Date of Information
 Brazil8,6002019
 Russia4,5002019
 United States3,1002019
 Canada2,9002019
 China2,8002019
 Colombia2,4002019
 Indonesia2,0002019
 India1,9002019
 Peru1,9002019
 European Union1,7002019
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the1,3002019
 Uganda1,2332011
 Bangladesh1,2272011
 Myanmar1,1682011
 Chile9222011
 Nigeria9502011
 Vietnam884.12011
 Congo, Republic of the8322011
 Argentina8142011
 Papua New Guinea8012011
 Bolivia5802011
 Australia4922019
 Philippines4792011
 Cambodia476.12011
 Thailand457.22011
 Mexico438.62011
 Japan4302011
 Norway424.42011
 Ecuador3822011
 Paraguay3372011
 Madagascar3362011
 New Zealand333.52011
 Laos3272011
 Cameroon285.52011
 Pakistan246.82011
 Guyana2412011
 Guinea2322011
 Mozambique2262011
 Romania217.12011
 Liberia211.92011
 Turkey211.62011
 France2112011
 Nepal210.52011
 Nicaragua196.62011
 Italy191.32011
 Sweden1742011
 Iceland1702011
 Gabon1642011
 Serbia162.22011*
 Sierra Leone1602011
 Germany1542011
 Angola1482011
 Panama1482011
 United Kingdom1472011
 Central African Republic144.42011
 Ukraine139.62011
 Ethiopia1392011
 Iran1372011
 Uruguay1222011
 Suriname1222011
 Costa Rica112.42011
 Spain111.52011
 Guatemala111.32011
 Finland1102011
 Zambia107.52011
 Turkmenistan105.52011
 Croatia105.22011
 Hungary1042011
 Mali1002011
 Tanzania96.272011
 Honduras95.932011
 Netherlands912011
 Iraq89.862011
 Cote d'Ivoire81.142011
 Austria782011
 Azerbaijan77.72011
 Korea, North77.152011
 Greece74.252011
 Portugal69.72011
 Korea, South68.72011
 Kazakhstan662011
 Sudan64.52011
 Poland63.332011
 Georgia61.62011
 Belarus582011
 Egypt57.32011
 Switzerland53.52011
 Ghana53.22011
 Sri Lanka52.82011
 Ireland522011
 South Africa51.42011
 Slovakia50.12011
 Uzbekistan48.872011
 Solomon Islands44.72011
 Albania432011
 Chad41.72011
 Senegal38.82011
 Cuba38.122011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina37.52011
 Latvia35.452011
 Mongolia34.82011
 Bhutan34.682011
 Niger33.652011
 Slovenia31.872011
 Guinea Bissau312011
 Morocco30.72011
 Kenya292011
 Fiji28.552011
 Benin26.392011
 Equatorial Guinea262011
 El Salvador25.232011
 Lithuania24.92011
 Afghanistan24.772011
 Kyrgyzstan23.622011
 Tajikistan21.912011
 Bulgaria21.32011
 Dominican Republic212011
 Zimbabwe202011
 Belize18.552011
 Belgium18.32011
 Namibia17.722011
 Somalia17.282011
 Malawi16.82011
 Syria14.72011
 Togo14.72011
 Haiti14.032011
 Czech Republic13.152011
 Estonia12.812011
 Burundi12.542011
 Burkina Faso12.52011
 Botswana12.242011
 Algeria11.672011
 Moldova11.652011
 Mauritania11.42011
 Rwanda9.52011
 Jamaica9.42011
 Brunei8.52011
 Gambia82011
 Armenia7.772011
 North Macedonia6.42011
 Eritrea6.32011
 Denmark62011
 Tunisia4.62011
 Lebanon4.512011
 Swaziland4.52011
 Trinidad and Tobago3.842011
 Luxembourg3.12011
 Lesotho3.022011
 Mauritius2.752011
 Saudi Arabia2.42011
 Yemen2.12011
 Israel1.782011
 Oman1.42011
 Comoros1.22011
 Jordan0.942011
 Cyprus0.782011
 Libya0.72011
 Singapore0.62011
 Cape Verde0.32011
 Djibouti0.32011
 United Arab Emirates0.152011
 Bahrain0.122011
 Barbados0.082011
 Qatar0.062011
 Antigua and Barbuda0.052011
 Malta0.052011
 Maldives0.032011
 Bahamas0.022011
 Kuwait0.022011
 Saint Kitts and Nevis0.022011

Average annual renewable freshwater supply by country

The following table is an average annual renewable freshwater supply by country including both surface-water and groundwater supplies.[5] This table represents data from the UN FAO AQUASTAT, much of which are produced by modeling or estimation as opposed to actual measurements.

Total renewable freshwater supply by country[5]
Country Annual renewable water resources (km3/year) Region Year of estimate
 Kuwait0.02Asia2008
 St. Kitts and Nevis0.02North and Central America2000
 Maldives0.03Asia1999
 Malta0.07Europe2005
 Antigua and Barbuda0.1North and Central America2000
 Qatar0.1Asia2008
 Barbados0.1North and Central America2003
 Bahrain0.1Asia2008
 United Arab Emirates0.2Asia2008
 Cape Verde0.3Africa2005
 Djibouti0.3Africa2005
 Cyprus0.3Europe2007
 Libya0.6Africa2005
 Singapore0.6Asia1975
 Jordan0.9Asia2008
 Comoros1.2Africa2005
 Oman1.4Asia2008
 Luxembourg1.6Europe2007
 Israel1.8Asia2008
 Yemen2.1Asia2008
 Saudi Arabia2.4Asia2008
 Mauritius2.8Africa2005
 Burundi3.6Africa1987
 Trinidad and Tobago3.8North and Central America2000
 Swaziland4.5Africa1987
 Lebanon4.5Asia2008
 Tunisia4.6Africa2005
 Reunion5.0Africa1988
 Lesotho5.2Africa1987
 Eritrea6.3Africa2001
 North Macedonia6.4Europe2001
 Armenia7.8Former Soviet Union2008
 Gambia8.0Africa2005
 Brunei8.5Asia1999
 Jamaica9.4North and Central America2000
 Rwanda9.5Africa2005
 Mauritania11.4Africa2005
 Algeria11.6Africa2005
 Moldova11.7Former Soviet Union1997
 Estonia12.3Europe2000
 Somalia14.2Africa2005
 Botswana14.7Africa2001
 Togo14.7Africa2001
 Czech Republic16.0Europe2007
 Denmark16.3Europe2007
 Syria16.8Asia2008
 Malawi17.3Africa2001
 Burkina Faso17.5Africa2001
 Namibia17.7Africa2005
 Belize18.6North and Central America2000
 Zimbabwe20.0Africa1987
 Belgium20.0Europe2007
 Dominican Republic21.0North and Central America2000
 Lithuania24.5Europe2007
 El Salvador25.2North and Central America2001
 Romania25.7Europe2007
 Benin25.8Africa2001
 Equatorial Guinea26Africa2001
 Fiji28.6Oceania1987
 Morocco29.0Africa2005
 Kenya30.7Africa2005
 Guinea-Bissau31.0Africa2005
 Slovenia32.1Europe2007
 Niger33.7Africa2005
 Azerbaijan34.7Former Soviet Union2008
 Mongolia34.8Asia1999
 Bosnia and Herzegovina37.5Europe2003
 Cuba38.1North and Central America2000
 Senegal39.4Africa1987
 Albania41.7Europe2001
 Chad43.0Africa1987
 Solomon Islands44.7Oceania1987
 Kyrgyzstan46.5Former Soviet Union1997
 Ireland46.8Europe2003
 South Africa50.0Africa2005
 Sri Lanka50.0Asia1999
 Slovakia50.1Europe2007
 Ghana53.2Africa2001
 Switzerland53.5Europe2007
 Belarus58.0Former Soviet Union1997
 Egypt58.3Africa2005
 Turkmenistan60.9Former Soviet Union1997
 Poland63.1Europe2007
 Georgia63.3Europe2008
 Sudan64.5Africa2005
 Afghanistan65.0Asia1997
 Uganda66.0Africa2005
 Taiwan67.0Asia2000
 South Korea69.7Asia1999
 Greece72.0Europe2007
 Uzbekistan72.2Former Soviet Union2003
 Portugal73.6Europe2007
 Iraq75.6Asia2008
 North Korea77.1Asia1999
 Côte d'Ivoire81Africa2001
 Austria84.0Europe2007
 Netherlands89.7Europe2007
 Tanzania91Africa2001
 Bhutan95.0Asia1987
 Honduras95.9North and Central America2000
 Tajikistan99.7Former Soviet Union1997
 Mali100.0Africa2005
 Zambia105.2Africa2001
 Croatia105.5Europe1998
 Bulgaria107.2Europe2010
 Kazakhstan109.6Former Soviet Union1997
 Ethiopia110.0Africa1987
 Finland110.0Europe2007
 Spain111.1Europe2007
 Guatemala111.3North and Central America2000
 Costa Rica112.4North and Central America2000
 Hungary116.4Europe2007
 Suriname122.0South America2003
 Iran137.5Asia2008
 Uruguay139.0South America2000
 Ukraine139.5Europe1997
 Central African Republic144.4Africa2005
 Panama148.0North and Central America2000
 Sierra Leone160.0Africa1987
 Gabon164.0Africa1987
 Iceland170.0Europe2007
 Italy175.0Europe2007
 United Kingdom175.3Europe2007
 Sweden183.4Europe2007
 Angola184.0Africa1987
 France186.3Europe2007
 Germany188.0Europe2007
 Nicaragua196.7North and Central America2000
 Serbia-Montenegro*208.5Europe2003
 Nepal210.2Asia1999
 Turkey213.6Asia2008
 Mozambique217.1Africa2005
 Guinea226.0Africa1987
 Liberia232.0Africa1987
 Pakistan233.8Asia2003
 Guyana241.0South America2000
 Cameroon285.5Africa2003
 Nigeria286.2Africa2005
 Laos333.6Asia2003
 Paraguay336.0South America2000
 Australia336.1Oceania2005
 Madagascar337.0Africa2005
 Latvia337.3Former Soviet Union2007
 Norway389.4Europe2007
 New Zealand397.0Oceania1995
 Thailand409.9Asia1999
 Japan430.0Asia1999
 Ecuador432.0South America2000
 Mexico457.2North and Central America2000
 Cambodia476.1Asia1999
 Philippines479.0Asia1999
 Malaysia580.0Asia1999
 Bolivia622.5South America2000
 Papua New Guinea801.0Oceania1987
 Argentina814.0South America2000
 Congo832.0Africa1987
 Vietnam891.2Asia1999
 Chile922.0South America2000
 Myanmar1045.6Asia1999
 Bangladesh1210.6Asia1999
 Venezuela1233.2South America2000
 DR Congo1283Africa2001
 India1907.8Asia1999
 Peru1913.0South America2000
 Colombia2132.0South America2000
 China2738.8Asia2008
 Indonesia2838.0Asia1999
 United States of America3069.0North and Central America1985
 Canada3300.0North and Central America1985
 Russia4498.0Former Soviet Union1997
 Brazil8233.0South America2000

See also

References
  1. "The World Factbook - Total renewable water resources". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. "World Water Resources by country". FAO. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. Peter Gleick; Heather Cooley (5 March 2013). David Katz (2006). ISBN 9781597269513.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Mundi, Index. "Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita". IndexMundi. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
  5. "Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country" (PDF). The World's Water. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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