Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states
Small states: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 39,669 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states, 1962–2022
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
In 2022, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states stood at 39,669 cubic meters. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states peaked at 105,261 cubic meters in 1962 and was at its lowest, 39,669 cubic meters, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98,073 cubic meters | 91,405 cubic meters | 105,261 cubic meters | 8 |
| 1970s | 83,376 cubic meters | 77,137 cubic meters | 89,734 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 70,213 cubic meters | 64,704 cubic meters | 75,774 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 54,924 cubic meters | 50,929 cubic meters | 63,455 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,867 cubic meters | 45,542 cubic meters | 50,634 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,968 cubic meters | 40,847 cubic meters | 45,068 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,065 cubic meters | 39,669 cubic meters | 40,454 cubic meters | 3 |
More infrastructure data for Small states
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 161.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 32.00 million (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 316,785 (2022)
- Air transport, freight 677.89 million ton-km (2019)
- Air transport, passengers carried 15.49 million (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 731.67 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 0.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in Small states was 39,669 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 105,261 cubic meters in 1962.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,669 cubic meters in 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Small states 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.