Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Denmark
Denmark: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 1,016 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Denmark, 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
Denmark recorded 1,016 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Denmark peaked at 1,301 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,016 cubic meters, in 2022.
Denmark ranks 126th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,262 cubic meters | 1,227 cubic meters | 1,301 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,191 cubic meters | 1,173 cubic meters | 1,217 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,172 cubic meters | 1,169 cubic meters | 1,174 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,148 cubic meters | 1,127 cubic meters | 1,167 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,107 cubic meters | 1,086 cubic meters | 1,124 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,057 cubic meters | 1,032 cubic meters | 1,082 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,023 cubic meters | 1,016 cubic meters | 1,029 cubic meters | 3 |
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More infrastructure data for Denmark
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 697,867 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.57 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 99,598 (2004)
- Air transport, freight 174.54 million ton-km (2004)
- Air transport, passengers carried 6.43 million (2004)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 99.8% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 41.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Denmark?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Denmark was 1,016 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1,301 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,016 cubic meters in 2022.
- How does Denmark rank for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Denmark ranks 126th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.