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

The lowest recorded value was 38 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Portugal ranks 87th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Portugal 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 Portugal

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Portugal
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)

Portugal: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 38 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

38 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

87th

of 183 countries

All-time high

38 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

38 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 38 billion cubic meters. 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 Portugal peaked at 38 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 38 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Portugal ranks 87th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	38 billion cubic meters	3

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More infrastructure data for Portugal

Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 178,916 (2023)
Air transport, freight 568.98 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 18.29 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,642 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.9% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Portugal?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Portugal was 38 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 Portugal?: The highest recorded value was 38 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Portugal?: The lowest recorded value was 38 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Portugal rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Portugal ranks 87th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Portugal?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.