List of countries by total renewable water resources

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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
 Brazil 8,233 2011
 Russia 4,508 2011
 United States 3,069 2011
 Canada 2,902 2011
 China 2,840 2011
 Colombia 2,132 2011
 European Union 2,057 2011
 Indonesia 2,019 2011
 Peru 1,913 2011
 India 1,911 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
 Bolivia 580 2011
 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
 Algeria 65.33 2011
 Sudan 64.5 2011
 Poland 63.33 2011
 Georgia 61.6 2011
 Belarus 58 2011
 Egypt 57.3 2011
 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
 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.

Total renewable freshwater supply by country[5]
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 2007
 Estonia 12.8 Former Soviet Union 1997
 Haiti 14.0 North and Central America 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 Former Soviet Union 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[]

References[]

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