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 |
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8,600 | 2019 |
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4,500 | 2019 |
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3,100 | 2019 |
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2,900 | 2019 |
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2,800 | 2019 |
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2,400 | 2019 |
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2,000 | 2019 |
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1,900 | 2019 |
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1,900 | 2019 |
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1,700 | 2019 |
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1,300 | 2019 |
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1,233 | 2011 |
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1,227 | 2011 |
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1,168 | 2011 |
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922 | 2011 |
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950 | 2011 |
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884.1 | 2011 |
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832 | 2011 |
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814 | 2011 |
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801 | 2011 |
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580 | 2011 |
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492 | 2019 |
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479 | 2011 |
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476.1 | 2011 |
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457.2 | 2011 |
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438.6 | 2011 |
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430 | 2011 |
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424.4 | 2011 |
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382 | 2011 |
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337 | 2011 |
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336 | 2011 |
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333.5 | 2011 |
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327 | 2011 |
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285.5 | 2011 |
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246.8 | 2011 |
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241 | 2011 |
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232 | 2011 |
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226 | 2011 |
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217.1 | 2011 |
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211.9 | 2011 |
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211.6 | 2011 |
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211 | 2011 |
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210.5 | 2011 |
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196.6 | 2011 |
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191.3 | 2011 |
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174 | 2011 |
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170 | 2011 |
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164 | 2011 |
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162.2 | 2011* |
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160 | 2011 |
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154 | 2011 |
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148 | 2011 |
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148 | 2011 |
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147 | 2011 |
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144.4 | 2011 |
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139.6 | 2011 |
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139 | 2011 |
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137 | 2011 |
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122 | 2011 |
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122 | 2011 |
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112.4 | 2011 |
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111.5 | 2011 |
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111.3 | 2011 |
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110 | 2011 |
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107.5 | 2011 |
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105.5 | 2011 |
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105.2 | 2011 |
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104 | 2011 |
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100 | 2011 |
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96.27 | 2011 |
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95.93 | 2011 |
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91 | 2011 |
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89.86 | 2011 |
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81.14 | 2011 |
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78 | 2011 |
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77.7 | 2011 |
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77.15 | 2011 |
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74.25 | 2011 |
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69.7 | 2011 |
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68.7 | 2011 |
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66 | 2011 |
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64.5 | 2011 |
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63.33 | 2011 |
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61.6 | 2011 |
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58 | 2011 |
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57.3 | 2011 |
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53.5 | 2011 |
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53.2 | 2011 |
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52.8 | 2011 |
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52 | 2011 |
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51.4 | 2011 |
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50.1 | 2011 |
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48.87 | 2011 |
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44.7 | 2011 |
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43 | 2011 |
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41.7 | 2011 |
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38.8 | 2011 |
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38.12 | 2011 |
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37.5 | 2011 |
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35.45 | 2011 |
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34.8 | 2011 |
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34.68 | 2011 |
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33.65 | 2011 |
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31.87 | 2011 |
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31 | 2011 |
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30.7 | 2011 |
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29 | 2011 |
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28.55 | 2011 |
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26.39 | 2011 |
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26 | 2011 |
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25.23 | 2011 |
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24.9 | 2011 |
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24.77 | 2011 |
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23.62 | 2011 |
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21.91 | 2011 |
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21.3 | 2011 |
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21 | 2011 |
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20 | 2011 |
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18.55 | 2011 |
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18.3 | 2011 |
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17.72 | 2011 |
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17.28 | 2011 |
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16.8 | 2011 |
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14.7 | 2011 |
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14.7 | 2011 |
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14.03 | 2011 |
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13.15 | 2011 |
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12.81 | 2011 |
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12.54 | 2011 |
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12.5 | 2011 |
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12.24 | 2011 |
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11.67 | 2011 |
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11.65 | 2011 |
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11.4 | 2011 |
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9.5 | 2011 |
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9.4 | 2011 |
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8.5 | 2011 |
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8 | 2011 |
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7.77 | 2011 |
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6.4 | 2011 |
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6.3 | 2011 |
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6 | 2011 |
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4.6 | 2011 |
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4.51 | 2011 |
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4.5 | 2011 |
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3.84 | 2011 |
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3.1 | 2011 |
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3.02 | 2011 |
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2.75 | 2011 |
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2.4 | 2011 |
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2.1 | 2011 |
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1.78 | 2011 |
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1.4 | 2011 |
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1.2 | 2011 |
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0.94 | 2011 |
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0.78 | 2011 |
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0.7 | 2011 |
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0.6 | 2011 |
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0.3 | 2011 |
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0.3 | 2011 |
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0.15 | 2011 |
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0.12 | 2011 |
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0.08 | 2011 |
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0.06 | 2011 |
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0.05 | 2011 |
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0.05 | 2011 |
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0.03 | 2011 |
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0.02 | 2011 |
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0.02 | 2011 |
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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 | |
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0.02 | Asia | 2008 | |
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0.02 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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0.03 | Asia | 1999 | |
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0.07 | Europe | 2005 | |
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0.1 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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0.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
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0.1 | North and Central America | 2003 | |
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0.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
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0.2 | Asia | 2008 | |
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0.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
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0.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
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0.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
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0.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
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0.6 | Asia | 1975 | |
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0.9 | Asia | 2008 | |
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1.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
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1.4 | Asia | 2008 | |
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1.6 | Europe | 2007 | |
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1.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
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2.1 | Asia | 2008 | |
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2.4 | Asia | 2008 | |
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2.8 | Africa | 2005 | |
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3.6 | Africa | 1987 | |
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3.8 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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4.5 | Africa | 1987 | |
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4.5 | Asia | 2008 | |
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4.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
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5.0 | Africa | 1988 | |
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5.2 | Africa | 1987 | |
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6.3 | Africa | 2001 | |
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6.4 | Europe | 2001 | |
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7.8 | Former Soviet Union | 2008 | |
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8.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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8.5 | Asia | 1999 | |
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9.4 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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9.5 | Africa | 2005 | |
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11.4 | Africa | 2005 | |
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11.6 | Africa | 2005 | |
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11.7 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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12.3 | Europe | 2000 | |
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14.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
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14.7 | Africa | 2001 | |
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14.7 | Africa | 2001 | |
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16.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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16.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
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16.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
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17.3 | Africa | 2001 | |
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17.5 | Africa | 2001 | |
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17.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
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18.6 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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20.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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20.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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21.0 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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24.5 | Europe | 2007 | |
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25.2 | North and Central America | 2001 | |
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25.7 | Europe | 2007 | |
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25.8 | Africa | 2001 | |
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26 | Africa | 2001 | |
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28.6 | Oceania | 1987 | |
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29.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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30.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
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31.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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32.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
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33.7 | Africa | 2005 | |
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34.7 | Former Soviet Union | 2008 | |
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34.8 | Asia | 1999 | |
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37.5 | Europe | 2003 | |
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38.1 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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39.4 | Africa | 1987 | |
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41.7 | Europe | 2001 | |
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43.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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44.7 | Oceania | 1987 | |
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46.5 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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46.8 | Europe | 2003 | |
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50.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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50.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
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50.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
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53.2 | Africa | 2001 | |
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53.5 | Europe | 2007 | |
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58.0 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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58.3 | Africa | 2005 | |
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60.9 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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63.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
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63.3 | Europe | 2008 | |
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64.5 | Africa | 2005 | |
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65.0 | Asia | 1997 | |
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66.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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67.0 | Asia | 2000 | |
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69.7 | Asia | 1999 | |
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72.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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72.2 | Former Soviet Union | 2003 | |
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73.6 | Europe | 2007 | |
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75.6 | Asia | 2008 | |
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77.1 | Asia | 1999 | |
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81 | Africa | 2001 | |
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84.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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89.7 | Europe | 2007 | |
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91 | Africa | 2001 | |
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95.0 | Asia | 1987 | |
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95.9 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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99.7 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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100.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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105.2 | Africa | 2001 | |
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105.5 | Europe | 1998 | |
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107.2 | Europe | 2010 | |
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109.6 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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110.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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110.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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111.1 | Europe | 2007 | |
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111.3 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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112.4 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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116.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
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122.0 | South America | 2003 | |
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137.5 | Asia | 2008 | |
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139.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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139.5 | Europe | 1997 | |
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144.4 | Africa | 2005 | |
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148.0 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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160.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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164.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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170.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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175.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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175.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
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183.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
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184.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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186.3 | Europe | 2007 | |
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188.0 | Europe | 2007 | |
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196.7 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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208.5 | Europe | 2003 | |
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210.2 | Asia | 1999 | |
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213.6 | Asia | 2008 | |
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217.1 | Africa | 2005 | |
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226.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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232.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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233.8 | Asia | 2003 | |
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241.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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285.5 | Africa | 2003 | |
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286.2 | Africa | 2005 | |
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333.6 | Asia | 2003 | |
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336.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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336.1 | Oceania | 2005 | |
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337.0 | Africa | 2005 | |
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337.3 | Former Soviet Union | 2007 | |
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389.4 | Europe | 2007 | |
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397.0 | Oceania | 1995 | |
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409.9 | Asia | 1999 | |
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430.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
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432.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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457.2 | North and Central America | 2000 | |
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476.1 | Asia | 1999 | |
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479.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
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580.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
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622.5 | South America | 2000 | |
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801.0 | Oceania | 1987 | |
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814.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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832.0 | Africa | 1987 | |
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891.2 | Asia | 1999 | |
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922.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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1045.6 | Asia | 1999 | |
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1210.6 | Asia | 1999 | |
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1233.2 | South America | 2000 | |
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1283 | Africa | 2001 | |
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1907.8 | Asia | 1999 | |
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1913.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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2132.0 | South America | 2000 | |
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2738.8 | Asia | 2008 | |
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2838.0 | Asia | 1999 | |
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3069.0 | North and Central America | 1985 | |
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3300.0 | North and Central America | 1985 | |
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4498.0 | Former Soviet Union | 1997 | |
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8233.0 | South America | 2000 |
See also
- List of countries by freshwater withdrawal
- List of rivers by discharge
- List of largest unfragmented rivers
References
- ^ a b "The World Factbook - Total renewable water resources". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "World Water Resources by country". FAO. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ Peter Gleick; Heather Cooley (5 March 2013). David Katz (2006). ISBN 9781597269513.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Mundi, Index. "Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita". IndexMundi. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
- ^ a b "Total Renewable Freshwater Supply, by Country" (PDF). The World's Water. Retrieved 5 November 2013.