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

The lowest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Botswana ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Botswana 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 Botswana

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Botswana
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)

Botswana: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

2.4 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

149th

of 183 countries

All-time high

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Botswana, 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

Botswana recorded 2.4 billion cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Botswana peaked at 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.4 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Botswana ranks 149th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Botswana

146 Eritrea 2.8 billion cubic meters compare
147 Mauritius 2.75 billion cubic meters compare
148 Eswatini 2.64 billion cubic meters compare
149 Saudi Arabia 2.4 billion cubic meters compare
151 Sao Tome and Principe 2.18 billion cubic meters compare
152 Yemen 2.1 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Botswana

Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.3 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 83,182 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 164 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4,264 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0.282 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 172,720 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 983.65 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 57.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 60.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Botswana?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Botswana was 2.4 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 Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Botswana rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Botswana ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Botswana 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.