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]

SNCountryTotal renewable
water resources
(km³)
Date of
Information
1 Brazil8,2332011
2 Russia4,0672011
3 Canada3,3002020
4 United States3,0692011
5 China2,8402011
6 Colombia2,1322011
 European Union2,0572011
7 Indonesia2,0192011
8 Peru1,9132011
9 India1,9112011
10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the1,2832011
11 Venezuela1,2332011
12 Bangladesh1,2272011
13 Myanmar1,1682011
14 Chile9222011
15 Nigeria9502011
16 Vietnam884.12011
17 Congo, Republic of the8322011
18 Argentina8142011
19 Papua New Guinea8012011
20 Bolivia5802011
21 Australia4922011
22 Philippines4792011
23 Cambodia476.12011
24 Thailand457.22011
25 Mexico438.62011
26 Japan4302011
27 Norway424.42011
28 Ecuador3822011
29 Paraguay3372011
30 Madagascar3362011
31 New Zealand333.52011
32 Laos3272011
33 Cameroon285.52011
34 Pakistan246.82011
35 Guyana2412011
36 Guinea2322011
37 Mozambique2262011
38 Romania217.12011
39 Liberia211.92011
40 Turkey211.62011
41 France2112011
42   Nepal210.52011
44 Nicaragua196.62011
45 Italy191.32011
46 Sweden1742011
47 Iceland1702011
48 Gabon1642011
49 Serbia162.22011*
50 Sierra Leone1602011
51 Germany1542011
52 Angola1482011
53 Panama1482011
54 United Kingdom1472011
55 Central African Republic144.42011
56 Ukraine139.62011
57 Ethiopia1392011
58 Iran1372011
59 Uruguay1222011
60 Suriname1222011
61 Costa Rica112.42011
62 Spain111.52011
63 Guatemala111.32011
64 Finland1102011
65 Zambia107.52011
66 Turkmenistan105.52011
67 Croatia105.22011
68 Hungary1042011
69 Mali1002011
70 Tanzania96.272011
71 Honduras95.932011
72 Netherlands912011
73 Iraq89.862011
74 Cote d'Ivoire81.142011
75 Austria782011
76 Azerbaijan77.72011
77 Korea, North77.152011
78 Greece74.252011
79 Portugal69.72011
80 Korea, South68.72011
81 Kazakhstan662011
82 Algeria65.332011
83 Sudan64.52011
84 Poland63.332011
85 Georgia61.62011
86 Belarus582011
87 Egypt57.32011
88  Switzerland53.52011
89 Ghana53.22011
90 Sri Lanka52.82011
91 Ireland522011
92 South Africa51.42011
93 Slovakia50.12011
94 Uzbekistan48.872011
95 Solomon Islands44.72011
96 Albania432011
97 Chad41.72011
98 Senegal38.82011
99 Cuba38.122011
100 Bosnia and Herzegovina37.52011
101 Latvia35.452011
102 Mongolia34.82011
103 Bhutan34.682011
104 Niger33.652011
105 Slovenia31.872011
106 Guinea-Bissau312011
107 Morocco30.72011
108 Kenya292011
109 Fiji28.552011
110 Benin26.392011
111 Equatorial Guinea262011
112 El Salvador25.232011
113 Lithuania24.92011
114 Afghanistan24.772011
115 Kyrgyzstan23.622011
116 Tajikistan21.912011
117 Bulgaria21.32011
118 Dominican Republic212011
119 Zimbabwe202011
120 Belize18.552011
121 Belgium18.32011
122 Namibia17.722011
123 Somalia17.282011
124 Malawi16.82011
125 Syria14.72011
126 Togo14.72011
127 Haiti14.032011
128 Czech Republic13.152011
129 Estonia12.812011
130 Burundi12.542011
131 Burkina Faso12.52011
132 Botswana12.242011
133 Algeria11.672011
134 Moldova11.652011
135 Mauritania11.42011
136 Rwanda9.52011
137 Jamaica9.42011
138 Brunei8.52011
139 Gambia82011
140 Armenia7.772011
141 Macedonia6.42011
142 Eritrea6.32011
143 Denmark62011
144 Tunisia4.62011
145 Lebanon4.512011
146 Swaziland4.52011
147 Trinidad and Tobago3.842011
148 Luxembourg3.12011
149 Lesotho3.022011
150 Mauritius2.752011
151 Saudi Arabia2.42011
152 Yemen2.12011
153 Israel1.782011
154 Oman1.42011
155 Comoros1.22011
156 Jordan0.942011
157 Cyprus0.782011
158 Libya0.72011
159 Singapore0.62011
160 Cape Verde0.32011
161 Djibouti0.32011
162 United Arab Emirates0.152011
163 Bahrain0.122011
164 Barbados0.082011
165 Qatar0.062011
166 Antigua and Barbuda0.052011
167 Malta0.052011
168 Maldives0.032011
169 Bahamas0.022011
170 Kuwait0.022011
171 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]
Rank Country Annual renewable water

resources (km3/year)

Region Year of estimate
1Kuwait0.02Asia2008
2St. Kitts and Nevis0.02North and Central America2000
3Maldives0.03Asia1999
4Malta0.07Europe2005
5Antigua and Barbuda0.1North and Central America2000
6Qatar0.1Asia2008
7Barbados0.1North and Central America2003
8Bahrain0.1Asia2008
9United Arab Emirates0.2Asia2008
10Cape Verde0.3Africa2005
11Djibouti0.3Africa2005
12Cyprus0.3Europe2007
13Libya0.6Africa2005
14Singapore0.6Asia1975
15Jordan0.9Asia2008
16Comoros1.2Africa2005
17Oman1.4Asia2008
18Luxembourg1.6Europe2007
19Israel1.8Asia2008
20Yemen2.1Asia2008
21Saudi Arabia2.4Asia2008
22Mauritius2.8Africa2005
23Burundi3.6Africa1987
24Trinidad and Tobago3.8North and Central America2000
25Swaziland4.5Africa1987
26Lebanon4.5Asia2008
27Tunisia4.6Africa2005
28Reunion5.0Africa1988
29Lesotho5.2Africa1987
30Eritrea6.3Africa2001
31Macedonia6.4Europe2001
32Armenia7.8Former Soviet Union2008
33Gambia8.0Africa2005
34Brunei8.5Asia1999
35Jamaica9.4North and Central America2000
36Rwanda9.5Africa2005
37Mauritania11.4Africa2005
38Algeria11.6Africa2005
39Moldova11.7Former Soviet Union1997
40Estonia12.3Europe2007
41Estonia12.8Former Soviet Union1997
42Haiti14.0North and Central America2000
43Somalia14.2Africa2005
44Botswana14.7Africa2001
45Togo14.7Africa2001
46Czech Republic16.0Europe2007
47Denmark16.3Europe2007
48Syria16.8Asia2008
49Malawi17.3Africa2001
50Burkina Faso17.5Africa2001
51Namibia17.7Africa2005
52Belize18.6North and Central America2000
53Zimbabwe20.0Africa1987
54Belgium20.0Europe2007
55Dominican Republic21.0North and Central America2000
56Lithuania24.5Former Soviet Union2007
57El Salvador25.2North and Central America2001
58Romania25.7Europe2007
59Benin25.8Africa2001
60Equatorial Guinea26Africa2001
61Fiji28.6Oceania1987
62Morocco29.0Africa2005
63Kenya30.7Africa2005
64Guinea-Bissau31.0Africa2005
65Slovenia32.1Europe2007
66Niger33.7Africa2005
67Azerbaijan34.7Former Soviet Union2008
68Mongolia34.8Asia1999
69Bosnia and Herzegovina37.5Europe2003
70Cuba38.1North and Central America2000
71Senegal39.4Africa1987
72Albania41.7Europe2001
73Chad43.0Africa1987
74Solomon Islands44.7Oceania1987
75Kyrgyzstan46.5Former Soviet Union1997
76Ireland46.8Europe2003
77South Africa50.0Africa2005
78Sri Lanka50.0Asia1999
79Slovakia50.1Europe2007
80Ghana53.2Africa2001
81Switzerland53.5Europe2007
82Belarus58.0Former Soviet Union1997
83Egypt58.3Africa2005
84Turkmenistan60.9Former Soviet Union1997
85Poland63.1Europe2007
86Georgia63.3Former Soviet Union2008
87Sudan64.5Africa2005
88Afghanistan65.0Asia1997
89Uganda66.0Africa2005
90Taiwan67.0Asia2000
91Korea Rep69.7Asia1999
92Greece72.0Europe2007
93Uzbekistan72.2Former Soviet Union2003
94Portugal73.6Europe2007
95Iraq75.6Asia2008
96Korea DPR77.1Asia1999
97Côte d'Ivoire81Africa2001
98Austria84.0Europe2007
99Netherlands89.7Europe2007
100Tanzania91Africa2001
101Bhutan95.0Asia1987
102Honduras95.9North and Central America2000
103Tajikistan99.7Former Soviet Union1997
104Mali100.0Africa2005
105Zambia105.2Africa2001
106Croatia105.5Europe1998
107Bulgaria107.2Europe2010
108Kazakhstan109.6Former Soviet Union1997
109Ethiopia110.0Africa1987
110Finland110.0Europe2007
111Spain111.1Europe2007
112Guatemala111.3North and Central America2000
113Costa Rica112.4North and Central America2000
114Hungary116.4Europe2007
115Suriname122.0South America2003
116Iran137.5Asia2008
117Uruguay139.0South America2000
118Ukraine139.5Former Soviet Union1997
119Central African Republic144.4Africa2005
120Panama148.0North and Central America2000
121Sierra Leone160.0Africa1987
122Gabon164.0Africa1987
123Iceland170.0Europe2007
124Italy175.0Europe2007
125United Kingdom175.3Europe2007
126Sweden183.4Europe2007
127Angola184.0Africa1987
128France186.3Europe2007
129Germany188.0Europe2007
130Nicaragua196.7North and Central America2000
131Serbia-Montenegro*208.5Europe2003
132Nepal210.2Asia1999
133Turkey213.6Asia2008
134Mozambique217.1Africa2005
135Guinea226.0Africa1987
136Liberia232.0Africa1987
137Pakistan233.8Asia2003
138Guyana241.0South America2000
139Cameroon285.5Africa2003
140Nigeria286.2Africa2005
141Laos333.6Asia2003
142Paraguay336.0South America2000
143Australia336.1Oceania2005
144Madagascar337.0Africa2005
145Latvia337.3Former Soviet Union2007
146Norway389.4Europe2007
147New Zealand397.0Oceania1995
148Thailand409.9Asia1999
149Japan430.0Asia1999
150Ecuador432.0South America2000
151Mexico457.2North and Central America2000
152Cambodia476.1Asia1999
153Philippines479.0Asia1999
154Malaysia580.0Asia1999
155Bolivia622.5South America2000
156Papua New Guinea801.0Oceania1987
157Argentina814.0South America2000
158Congo832.0Africa1987
159Vietnam891.2Asia1999
160Chile922.0South America2000
161Myanmar1045.6Asia1999
162Bangladesh1210.6Asia1999
163Venezuela1233.2South America2000
164Congo, Democratic Republic (formerly Zaire)1283Africa2001
165India1907.8Asia1999
166Peru1913.0South America2000
167Colombia2132.0South America2000
168China2738.8Asia2008
169Indonesia2838.0Asia1999
170United States of America3069.0North and Central America1985
171Canada3300.0North and Central America1985
172Russia4498.0Former Soviet Union1997
173Brazil8233.0South America2000

See also

References

  1. Factbook, The World. "Total Renewable Water Resources". The World Factbook. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
  2. "World Water Resources by country". FAO. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. Peter Gleick; Heather Cooley (5 March 2013). David Katz (2006). ISBN 9781597269513.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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