Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in World
World: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita was 5,393 cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 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
World recorded 5,393 cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in World peaked at 13,680 cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 5,393 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 | 12,616 cubic meters | 11,568 cubic meters | 13,680 cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,358 cubic meters | 9,502 cubic meters | 11,321 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,603 cubic meters | 7,914 cubic meters | 9,330 cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,551 cubic meters | 7,124 cubic meters | 7,984 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,633 cubic meters | 6,257 cubic meters | 7,028 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,832 cubic meters | 5,531 cubic meters | 6,182 cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,433 cubic meters | 5,393 cubic meters | 5,476 cubic meters | 3 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 213,782 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.27 billion (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 42,807 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 73.6% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in World?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita in World was 5,393 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 13,680 cubic meters in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,393 cubic meters in 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.