What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 47.15 billion cubic meters in 1962.

What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 47.15 billion cubic meters in 1962.

How does Afghanistan rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Afghanistan ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Afghanistan 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, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan
Creator: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 47.15 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

47.15 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

80th

of 183 countries

All-time high

47.15 billion cubic meters

in 1962

All-time low

47.15 billion cubic meters

in 1962

Years of data

1962–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan, 1962–2022

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.

Analysis

The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan is 47.15 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan peaked at 47.15 billion cubic meters in 1962 and was at its lowest, 47.15 billion cubic meters, in 1962.

Afghanistan ranks 80th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	8
1970s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	47.15 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

77 Sri Lanka 52.8 billion cubic meters compare
78 Ireland 49 billion cubic meters compare
79 Kyrgyzstan 48.93 billion cubic meters compare
81 South Africa 44.8 billion cubic meters compare
82 Solomon Islands 44.7 billion cubic meters compare
83 Romania 42.38 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Afghanistan

Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4389 per 100 people (2023)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 181,963 (2023)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 60.1 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 25.63 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,427 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.7942 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.03 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,162 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 16.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 1.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Afghanistan was 47.15 billion 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, total recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 47.15 billion cubic meters in 1962.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 47.15 billion cubic meters in 1962.
How does Afghanistan rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Afghanistan ranks 80th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan 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, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit: billion cubic meters
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 229 places, 13,161 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.