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

The highest recorded value was 492 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 492 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Australia ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Australia 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 Australia

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Australia
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)

Australia: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 492 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

492 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 183 countries

All-time high

492 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

492 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Australia, 1961–2022

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 Australia is 492 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Australia peaked at 492 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 492 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Australia 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	492 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Australia

13 Venezuela 805 billion cubic meters compare
14 Papua New Guinea 801 billion cubic meters compare
15 Malaysia 580 billion cubic meters compare
17 Philippines 479 billion cubic meters compare
18 Ecuador 442.4 billion cubic meters compare
19 Japan 430 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Australia

Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 68.96 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Australia?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Australia was 492 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 Australia?: The highest recorded value was 492 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 492 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Australia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Australia ranks 16th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia 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.