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

The lowest recorded value was 0.03 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Maldives ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Maldives 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 Maldives

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Maldives
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)

Maldives: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 0.03 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

0.03 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

179th

of 183 countries

All-time high

0.03 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

0.03 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 0.03 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 Maldives peaked at 0.03 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.03 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Maldives ranks 179th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	0.03 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Maldives

176 Qatar 0.056 billion cubic meters compare
177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.052 billion cubic meters compare
178 Malta 0.0505 billion cubic meters compare
180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.024 billion cubic meters compare
181 Nauru 0.01 billion cubic meters compare
182 Bahrain 0.004 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Maldives

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 33,484 (2023)
Air transport, freight 29.46 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.41 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 57.24 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 85.2% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 94.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Maldives?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Maldives was 0.03 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 Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 0.03 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 0.03 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Maldives rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Maldives ranks 179th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Maldives 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.