Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World
Arab World: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 240.11 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World, 1961–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World is 240.11 cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World peaked at 1,266 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 240.11 cubic meters, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,142 cubic meters | 1,021 cubic meters | 1,266 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 873.97 cubic meters | 756.6 cubic meters | 992.58 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 638.64 cubic meters | 555.41 cubic meters | 731.49 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.11 cubic meters | 430.67 cubic meters | 540.75 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 378.26 cubic meters | 338.01 cubic meters | 420.43 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 284.09 cubic meters | 253.84 cubic meters | 331.48 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 244.5 cubic meters | 240.11 cubic meters | 248.56 cubic meters | 3 |
More infrastructure data for Arab World
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 102.93 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 430.81 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.59 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 31,179 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 251.73 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 111.97 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.6% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 6.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Arab World was 240.11 cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,266 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 240.11 cubic meters in 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.