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 United States3,0692011
4 Canada2,9022014
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   Nepal622.52011
21 Bolivia5802011
22 Australia4922011
23 Philippines4792011
24 Cambodia476.12011
25 Thailand457.22011
26 Mexico438.62011
27 Japan4302011
28 Norway424.42011
29 Ecuador3822011
30 Paraguay3372011
31 Madagascar3362011
32 New Zealand333.52011
33 Laos3272011
34 Cameroon285.52011
35 Pakistan246.82011
36 Guyana2412011
37 Guinea2322011
38 Mozambique2262011
39 Romania217.12011
40 Liberia211.92011
41 Turkey211.62011
42 France2112011
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

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. "; David Katz (2006)".
  4. Mundi, Index. "Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita". IndexMundi. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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