Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA only
IDA only: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 5,133 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA 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
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA only is 5,133 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. 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 IDA only peaked at 5,133 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,781 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 | 4,872 billion cubic meters | 4,781 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,052 billion cubic meters | 4,883 billion cubic meters | 5,120 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,105 billion cubic meters | 5,103 billion cubic meters | 5,106 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,127 billion cubic meters | 5,103 billion cubic meters | 5,133 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,133 billion cubic meters | 5,133 billion cubic meters | 5,133 billion cubic meters | 3 |
More infrastructure data for IDA only
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 88.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 677,075 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 4,889 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 52.64 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,238 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 36.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA only?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA only was 5,133 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was 5,133 billion cubic meters in 2012.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,781 billion cubic meters in 1961.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA 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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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.