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
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 |
|---|---|---|
 Brazil | 8,233 | 2021 |
 Russia | 4,508 | 2011 |
 United States | 3,069 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 2,902 | 2011 |
 China | 2,840 | 2011 |
 India | 2,161 | 2022 |
 Colombia | 2,132 | 2011 |
 European Union | 2,057 | 2011 |
 Indonesia | 2,019 | 2011 |
 Peru | 1,913 | 2011 |
 Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1,283 | 2011 |
 Venezuela | 1,233 | 2011 |
 Bangladesh | 1,227 | 2011 |
 Myanmar | 1,168 | 2011 |
 Chile | 922 | 2011 |
 Nigeria | 950 | 2011 |
 Vietnam | 884.1 | 2011 |
 Congo, Republic of the | 832 | 2011 |
 Argentina | 814 | 2011 |
 Papua New Guinea | 801 | 2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia | 580 | 2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 492 | 2011 |
 Philippines | 479 | 2011 |
 Cambodia | 476.1 | 2011 |
 Thailand | 457.2 | 2011 |
 Mexico | 438.6 | 2011 |
 Japan | 430 | 2011 |
 Norway | 424.4 | 2011 |
 Ecuador | 382 | 2011 |
 Paraguay | 337 | 2011 |
 Madagascar | 336 | 2011 |
 New Zealand | 333.5 | 2011 |
 Laos | 327 | 2011 |
 Cameroon | 285.5 | 2011 |
 Pakistan | 246.8 | 2011 |
 Guyana | 241 | 2011 |
 Guinea | 232 | 2011 |
 Mozambique | 226 | 2011 |
 Romania | 217.1 | 2011 |
 Liberia | 211.9 | 2011 |
 Turkey | 211.6 | 2011 |
 France | 211 | 2011 |
 Nepal | 210.5 | 2011 |
 Nicaragua | 196.6 | 2011 |
 Italy | 191.3 | 2011 |
 Sweden | 174 | 2011 |
 Iceland | 170 | 2011 |
 Gabon | 164 | 2011 |
 Serbia | 162.2 | 2011* |
 Sierra Leone | 160 | 2011 |
 Germany | 154 | 2011 |
 Angola | 148 | 2011 |
 Panama | 148 | 2011 |
 United Kingdom | 147 | 2011 |
 Central African Republic | 144.4 | 2011 |
 Ukraine | 139.6 | 2011 |
 Ethiopia | 139 | 2011 |
 Iran | 137 | 2011 |
 Uruguay | 122 | 2011 |
 Suriname | 122 | 2011 |
 Costa Rica | 112.4 | 2011 |
 Spain | 111.5 | 2011 |
 Guatemala | 111.3 | 2011 |
 Finland | 110 | 2011 |
 Zambia | 107.5 | 2011 |
 Turkmenistan | 105.5 | 2011 |
 Croatia | 105.2 | 2011 |
 Hungary | 104 | 2011 |
 Mali | 100 | 2011 |
 Tanzania | 96.27 | 2011 |
 Honduras | 95.93 | 2011 |
 Netherlands | 91 | 2011 |
 Iraq | 89.86 | 2011 |
 Cote d'Ivoire | 81.14 | 2011 |
 Austria | 78 | 2011 |
 Azerbaijan | 77.7 | 2011 |
 Korea, North | 77.15 | 2011 |
 Greece | 74.25 | 2011 |
 Portugal | 69.7 | 2011 |
 Korea, South | 68.7 | 2011 |
 Kazakhstan | 66 | 2011 |
 Sudan | 64.5 | 2011 |
 Poland | 63.33 | 2011 |
 Georgia | 61.6 | 2011 |
 Belarus | 58 | 2011 |
 Egypt | 57.3 | 2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 53.5 | 2011 |
 Ghana | 53.2 | 2011 |
 Sri Lanka | 52.8 | 2011 |
 Ireland | 52 | 2011 |
 South Africa | 51.4 | 2011 |
 Slovakia | 50.1 | 2011 |
 Uzbekistan | 48.87 | 2011 |
 Solomon Islands | 44.7 | 2011 |
 Albania | 43 | 2011 |
 Chad | 41.7 | 2011 |
 Senegal | 38.8 | 2011 |
 Cuba | 38.12 | 2011 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5 | 2011 |
 Latvia | 35.45 | 2011 |
 Mongolia | 34.8 | 2011 |
 Bhutan | 34.68 | 2011 |
 Niger | 33.65 | 2011 |
 Slovenia | 31.87 | 2011 |
 Guinea Bissau | 31 | 2011 |
 Morocco | 30.7 | 2011 |
 Kenya | 29 | 2011 |
 Fiji | 28.55 | 2011 |
 Benin | 26.39 | 2011 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 26 | 2011 |
 El Salvador | 25.23 | 2011 |
 Lithuania | 24.9 | 2011 |
 Afghanistan | 24.77 | 2011 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 23.62 | 2011 |
 Tajikistan | 21.91 | 2011 |
 Bulgaria | 21.3 | 2011 |
 Dominican Republic | 21 | 2011 |
 Zimbabwe | 20 | 2011 |
 Belize | 18.55 | 2011 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 18.3 | 2011 |
 Namibia | 17.72 | 2011 |
 Somalia | 17.28 | 2011 |
 Malawi | 16.8 | 2011 |
 Syria | 14.7 | 2011 |
 Togo | 14.7 | 2011 |
 Haiti | 14.03 | 2011 |
 Czech Republic | 13.15 | 2011 |
 Estonia | 12.81 | 2011 |
 Burundi | 12.54 | 2011 |
 Burkina Faso | 12.5 | 2011 |
 Botswana | 12.24 | 2011 |
 Algeria | 11.67 | 2011 |
 Moldova | 11.65 | 2011 |
 Mauritania | 11.4 | 2011 |
 Rwanda | 9.5 | 2011 |
 Jamaica | 9.4 | 2011 |
 Brunei | 8.5 | 2011 |
 Gambia | 8 | 2011 |
 Armenia | 7.77 | 2011 |
 North Macedonia | 6.4 | 2011 |
 Eritrea | 6.3 | 2011 |
 Denmark | 6 | 2011 |
 Tunisia | 4.6 | 2011 |
 Lebanon | 4.51 | 2011 |
 Swaziland | 4.5 | 2011 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 3.84 | 2011 |
 Luxembourg | 3.1 | 2011 |
 Lesotho | 3.02 | 2011 |
 Mauritius | 2.75 | 2011 |
 Saudi Arabia | 2.4 | 2011 |
 Yemen | 2.1 | 2011 |
 Israel | 1.78 | 2011 |
 Oman | 1.4 | 2011 |
 Comoros | 1.2 | 2011 |
 Jordan | 0.94 | 2011 |
 Cyprus | 0.78 | 2011 |
 Libya | 0.7 | 2011 |
 Singapore | 0.6 | 2011 |
 Cape Verde | 0.3 | 2011 |
 Djibouti | 0.3 | 2011 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0.15 | 2011 |
 Bahrain | 0.12 | 2011 |
 Barbados | 0.08 | 2011 |
 Qatar | 0.06 | 2011 |
 Antigua and Barbuda | 0.05 | 2011 |
 Malta | 0.05 | 2011 |
 Maldives | 0.03 | 2011 |
 Bahamas | 0.02 | 2011 |
 Kuwait | 0.02 | 2011 |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 | 2011 |
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.
| Country | Annual renewable water resources (km3/year) | Region | Year of estimate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 0.02 | Asia | 2008 | |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Maldives | 0.03 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Malta | 0.07 | Europe | 2005 | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Qatar | 0.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Barbados | 0.1 | North and Central America | 2003 | |
| Bahrain | 0.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 0.2 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Cape Verde | 0.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Djibouti | 0.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Cyprus | 0.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Libya | 0.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Singapore | 0.6 | Asia | 1975 | |
| Jordan | 0.9 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Comoros | 1.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Oman | 1.4 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Luxembourg | 1.6 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Israel | 1.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Yemen | 2.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2.4 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Mauritius | 2.8 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Burundi | 3.6 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3.8 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Swaziland | 4.5 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Lebanon | 4.5 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Tunisia | 4.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Reunion | 5.0 | Africa | 1988 | |
| Lesotho | 5.2 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Eritrea | 6.3 | Africa | 2001 | |
| North Macedonia | 6.4 | Europe | 2001 | |
| Armenia | 7.8 | Former Soviet Union | 2008 | |
| Gambia | 8.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Brunei | 8.5 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Jamaica | 9.4 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Rwanda | 9.5 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Mauritania | 11.4 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Algeria | 11.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Moldova | 11.7 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Estonia | 12.3 | Europe | 2000 | |
| Somalia | 14.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Botswana | 14.7 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Togo | 14.7 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Czech Republic | 16.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Denmark | 16.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Syria | 16.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Malawi | 17.3 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Burkina Faso | 17.5 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Namibia | 17.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Belize | 18.6 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Zimbabwe | 20.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Belgium | 20.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Dominican Republic | 21.0 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Lithuania | 24.5 | Europe | 2007 | |
| El Salvador | 25.2 | North and Central America | 2001 | |
| Romania | 25.7 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Benin | 25.8 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 26 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Fiji | 28.6 | Oceania | 1987 | |
| Morocco | 29.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Kenya | 30.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 31.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Slovenia | 32.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Niger | 33.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Azerbaijan | 34.7 | Former Soviet Union | 2008 | |
| Mongolia | 34.8 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5 | Europe | 2003 | |
| Cuba | 38.1 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Senegal | 39.4 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Albania | 41.7 | Europe | 2001 | |
| Chad | 43.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Solomon Islands | 44.7 | Oceania | 1987 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 46.5 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Ireland | 46.8 | Europe | 2003 | |
| South Africa | 50.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Sri Lanka | 50.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Slovakia | 50.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Ghana | 53.2 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Switzerland | 53.5 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Belarus | 58.0 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Egypt | 58.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Turkmenistan | 60.9 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Poland | 63.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Georgia | 63.3 | Former Soviet Union | 2008 | |
| Sudan | 64.5 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Afghanistan | 65.0 | Asia | 1997 | |
 Uganda | 66.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
 Taiwan | 67.0 | Asia | 2000 | |
| South Korea | 69.7 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Greece | 72.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Uzbekistan | 72.2 | Former Soviet Union | 2003 | |
| Portugal | 73.6 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Iraq | 75.6 | Asia | 2008 | |
| North Korea | 77.1 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 81 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Austria | 84.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Netherlands | 89.7 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Tanzania | 91 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Bhutan | 95.0 | Asia | 1987 | |
| Honduras | 95.9 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Tajikistan | 99.7 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Mali | 100.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Zambia | 105.2 | Africa | 2001 | |
| Croatia | 105.5 | Europe | 1998 | |
| Bulgaria | 107.2 | Europe | 2010 | |
| Kazakhstan | 109.6 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Ethiopia | 110.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Finland | 110.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Spain | 111.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Guatemala | 111.3 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Costa Rica | 112.4 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Hungary | 116.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Suriname | 122.0 | South America | 2003 | |
| Iran | 137.5 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Uruguay | 139.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Ukraine | 139.5 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Central African Republic | 144.4 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Panama | 148.0 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Sierra Leone | 160.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Gabon | 164.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Iceland | 170.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Italy | 175.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| United Kingdom | 175.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Sweden | 183.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Angola | 184.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| France | 186.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Germany | 188.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
| Nicaragua | 196.7 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
 Serbia-Montenegro* | 208.5 | Europe | 2003 | |
| Nepal | 210.2 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Turkey | 213.6 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Mozambique | 217.1 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Guinea | 226.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Liberia | 232.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Pakistan | 233.8 | Asia | 2003 | |
| Guyana | 241.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Cameroon | 285.5 | Africa | 2003 | |
| Nigeria | 286.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Laos | 333.6 | Asia | 2003 | |
| Paraguay | 336.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Australia | 336.1 | Oceania | 2005 | |
| Madagascar | 337.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
| Latvia | 337.3 | Former Soviet Union | 2007 | |
| Norway | 389.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
| New Zealand | 397.0 | Oceania | 1995 | |
| Thailand | 409.9 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Japan | 430.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Ecuador | 432.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Mexico | 457.2 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
| Cambodia | 476.1 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Philippines | 479.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
 Malaysia | 580.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Bolivia | 622.5 | South America | 2000 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 801.0 | Oceania | 1987 | |
| Argentina | 814.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Congo | 832.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
| Vietnam | 891.2 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Chile | 922.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Myanmar | 1045.6 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Bangladesh | 1210.6 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Venezuela | 1233.2 | South America | 2000 | |
| DR Congo | 1283 | Africa | 2001 | |
| India | 1907.8 | Asia | 1999 | |
| Peru | 1913.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| Colombia | 2132.0 | South America | 2000 | |
| China | 2738.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
| Indonesia | 2838.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
| United States of America | 3069.0 | North and Central America | 1985 | |
| Canada | 3300.0 | North and Central America | 1985 | |
| Russia | 4498.0 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
| Brazil | 8233.0 | South America | 2000 |
See also
- List of countries by freshwater withdrawal
- List of rivers by discharge
- List of largest unfragmented rivers
References
- Factbook, The World. "Total Renewable Water Resources". The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- "World Water Resources by country". FAO. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Peter Gleick; Heather Cooley (5 March 2013). David Katz (2006). ISBN 9781597269513.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Mundi, Index. "Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita". IndexMundi. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- "Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country" (PDF). The World's Water. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
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