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

India ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this India 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 India

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in India
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)

India: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 1,446 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

1,446 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

9th

of 183 countries

All-time high

1,446 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

1,446 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in India, 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

India recorded 1,446 billion cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources, total 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 India peaked at 1,446 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,446 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places India 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	1,446 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near India

6 Colombia 2,145 billion cubic meters compare
7 Indonesia 2,019 billion cubic meters compare
8 Peru 1,641 billion cubic meters compare
10 Myanmar 1,003 billion cubic meters compare
11 Democratic Republic of Congo 900 billion cubic meters compare
12 Chile 885 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for India

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.23 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,807 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 180.42 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,014 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 70.0% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.4% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in India?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in India was 1,446 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 India?: The highest recorded value was 1,446 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 1,446 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does India rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: India ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India 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.