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

The highest recorded value was 12,757 billion cubic meters in 1993.

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

The lowest recorded value was 12,667 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this OECD members 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 OECD members

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in OECD members
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)

OECD members: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 12,756 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

12,756 billion cubic meters

Change on year

down 0.0%

All-time high

12,757 billion cubic meters

in 1993

All-time low

12,667 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in OECD members, 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 OECD members stood at 12,756 billion cubic meters.

The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in OECD members peaked at 12,757 billion cubic meters in 1993 and was at its lowest, 12,667 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	12,736 billion cubic meters	12,667 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	12,757 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	12,757 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	12,757 billion cubic meters	12,756 billion cubic meters	12,757 billion cubic meters	3

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Fixed telephone subscriptions 429.13 million (2022)
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Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.69 billion (2022)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 20.67 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 121,066 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 2.43 billion (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,318 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 16.1% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 34.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in OECD members?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in OECD members was 12,756 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 OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 12,757 billion cubic meters in 1993.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 12,667 billion cubic meters in 1961.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD members 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.