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

The highest recorded value was 35.2 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Iraq ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Iraq 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 Iraq

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Iraq
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)

Iraq: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 35.2 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

35.2 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

90th

of 183 countries

All-time high

35.2 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

35.2 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Iraq, 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

Iraq recorded 35.2 billion cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources, total 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 Iraq peaked at 35.2 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 35.2 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Iraq 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	35.2 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Iraq

87 Portugal 38 billion cubic meters compare
88 Croatia 37.7 billion cubic meters compare
89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 35.5 billion cubic meters compare
91 Mongolia 34.8 billion cubic meters compare
92 Belarus 34 billion cubic meters compare
93 Ghana 30.3 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Iraq

Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.46 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.28 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 100.08 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 46.08 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 36,885 (2023)
Air transport, freight 0 million ton-km (2019)
Air transport, passengers carried 3.76 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 798.72 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 81.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Iraq?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Iraq was 35.2 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 Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 35.2 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 35.2 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Iraq rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Iraq ranks 90th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq 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.