Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in IDA total
IDA total: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 3,750 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in IDA total, 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
IDA total recorded 3,750 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 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in IDA total peaked at 18,977 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3,750 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 | 17,074 cubic meters | 15,343 cubic meters | 18,977 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,357 cubic meters | 11,820 cubic meters | 14,949 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,202 cubic meters | 9,007 cubic meters | 11,490 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,472 cubic meters | 6,501 cubic meters | 8,775 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,707 cubic meters | 5,115 cubic meters | 6,345 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,444 cubic meters | 4,002 cubic meters | 4,997 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,831 cubic meters | 3,750 cubic meters | 3,914 cubic meters | 3 |
More infrastructure data for IDA total
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.06 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 5,784 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 81.07 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 6,986 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 38.9% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in IDA total?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in IDA total was 3,750 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 IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 18,977 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,750 cubic meters in 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA total 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.