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

The highest recorded value was 64.85 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 64.85 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does South Korea rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

South Korea ranks 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this South Korea 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 South Korea

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Korea
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)

South Korea: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 64.85 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

64.85 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

67th

of 183 countries

All-time high

64.85 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

64.85 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Korea, 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 South Korea is 64.85 billion cubic meters, measured 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 South Korea peaked at 64.85 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 64.85 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

South Korea ranks 67th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	64.85 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near South Korea

64 Bhutan 78 billion cubic meters compare
65 Cote d'Ivoire 76.84 billion cubic meters compare
66 North Korea 67 billion cubic meters compare
68 Kazakhstan 64.35 billion cubic meters compare
69 Tajikistan 63.46 billion cubic meters compare
70 Mali 60 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for South Korea

Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 459,735 (2023)
Air transport, freight 12,294 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 76.27 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,255 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 97.9% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Korea?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Korea was 64.85 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 South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 64.85 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 64.85 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does South Korea rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: South Korea ranks 67th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Korea 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.