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

The lowest recorded value was 22,138 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

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

Where does this IBRD only 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 IBRD only

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only
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)

IBRD only: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 26,770 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

26,770 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

All-time high

26,770 billion cubic meters

in 2006

All-time low

22,138 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only, 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

In 2022, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only stood at 26,770 billion cubic meters. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only peaked at 26,770 billion cubic meters in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22,138 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	22,141 billion cubic meters	22,138 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	22,142 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	22,142 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	25,838 billion cubic meters	22,142 billion cubic meters	26,762 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	26,765 billion cubic meters	26,762 billion cubic meters	26,770 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	26,770 billion cubic meters	26,770 billion cubic meters	26,770 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	26,770 billion cubic meters	26,770 billion cubic meters	26,770 billion cubic meters	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IBRD only was 26,770 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 IBRD only?: The highest recorded value was 26,770 billion cubic meters in 2006.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in IBRD only?: The lowest recorded value was 22,138 billion cubic meters in 1961.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in IBRD only?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.