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Renewable fresh water per person
What this indicator measures
The amount of renewable fresh water (rivers, groundwater) available per person each year.
How to read this?
Below 1,700 m³ per person is called water stress; below 1,000 m³ is water scarcity.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
In brief
The "Renewable fresh water per person" ranking covers 181 countries and territories. Lowest value: Kuwait (0 m³/inh.). Highest value: Iceland (445K m³/inh.). Median: 2,528 m³/inh. (data: 2021–2022). The top 10% of countries exceed 31,040 m³/inh., while the bottom 10% stay below 247 m³/inh.. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (31,944 m³/inh.) and lowest in Africa (990 m³/inh.).
Median by continent
- Oceania 31,944 m³/inh. (7)
- South America 27,862 m³/inh. (12)
- Europe 3,248 m³/inh. (39)
- North America 2,903 m³/inh. (24)
- Asia 1,714 m³/inh. (46)
- Africa 990 m³/inh. (51)
Why this indicator matters
यह संकेतक बताता है कि सैद्धांतिक रूप से हर निवासी को एक साल में कितना मीठा पानी उपलब्ध हो सकता है। इससे उन देशों की पहचान होती है जहाँ पानी भरपूर है और उन देशों की जहाँ यह खेती, उद्योग और रोज़मर्रा के जीवन के लिए चुनौती बनता जा रहा है।
What makes this indicator vary
यह जलवायु और वर्षा, नदियों और भूमिगत जलभृतों के आकार पर निर्भर करता है, साथ ही निवासियों की संख्या पर भी: समान संसाधन के साथ आबादी जितनी बढ़ती है, प्रति व्यक्ति हिस्सा उतना घटता है। सूखा और जलवायु परिवर्तन भी भंडार घटा सकते हैं।
Reading precautions
यह मान देश के नवीकरणीय संसाधनों को गिनता है, वास्तव में पीने योग्य पानी या ज़मीनी स्तर पर उसकी पहुँच को नहीं। भरपूर पानी भी असमान रूप से बँटा या प्रदूषित हो सकता है। जल तनाव और जल अभाव की सीमाएँ सामान्य संदर्भ बिंदु हैं।
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 445,023 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 2e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 293,317 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 3e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 158,867 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 4e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 99,883 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 5e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 78,505 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 6e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 73,170 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 7e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 70,000 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 8e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 67,469 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 9e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 64,349 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 10e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 57,229 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 11e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 49,021 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 12e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 45,262 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 13e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 41,459 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 14e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 37,891 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 15e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 37,221 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 16e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 36,785 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 17e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 31,944 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 18e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 31,052 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 19e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 31,040 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 20e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 29,895 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 21e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 28,533 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 22e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 27,658 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 23e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 27,190 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 24e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 26,918 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 25e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 25,188 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 26e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 25,130 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 27e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 24,821 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 28e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 23,209 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 29e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 22,236 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 30e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 19,331 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 31e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 19,258 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 32e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 18,909 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 33e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 18,666 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 34e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 18,654 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 35e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 17,307 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 36e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 16,717 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 37e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 16,306 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 38e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 16,080 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 39e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 15,658 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 40e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 14,416 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 41e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 11,077 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 42e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 11,072 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 43e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 10,972 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 44e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 10,135 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 45e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 9,880 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 46e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 9,778 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 47e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 9,633 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 48e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 9,423 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 49e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 9,400 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 50e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 9,014 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 51e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 8,840 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 52e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 8,789 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 53e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 8,664 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 54e | 🇺🇸 United States | 8,437 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 55e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 7,599 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 56e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 7,240 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 57e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 7,015 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 58e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 7,011 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 59e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 6,670 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 60e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 6,431 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 61e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 6,232 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 62e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 6,118 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 63e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 6,083 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 64e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 5,999 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 65e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 5,557 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 66e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 5,460 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 67e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 4,603 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 68e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 4,203 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 69e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 4,153 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 70e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 3,980 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 71e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 3,960 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 72e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 3,812 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 73e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 3,684 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 74e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 3,642 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 75e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 3,606 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 76e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 3,447 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 77e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 3,437 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 78e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 3,248 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 79e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 3,212 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 80e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 3,180 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 81e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 3,130 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 82e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 3,093 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 83e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 3,071 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 84e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 2,993 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 85e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2,948 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 86e | 🇫🇷 France | 2,933 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 87e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 2,812 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 88e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 2,671 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 89e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 2,600 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 90e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 2,545 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 91e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 2,528 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 92e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 2,489 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 93e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2,380 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 94e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2,327 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 95e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2,320 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 96e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 2,310 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 97e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 2,288 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 98e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2,225 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 99e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 2,205 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 100e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2,179 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 101e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 2,166 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 102e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2,144 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 103e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 2,132 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 104e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2,092 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 105e | 🇨🇳 China | 1,992 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 106e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1,761 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 107e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 1,711 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 108e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 1,678 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 109e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1,531 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 110e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 1,462 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 111e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1,456 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 112e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 1,439 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 113e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 1,435 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 114e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 1,425 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 115e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1,342 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 116e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 1,298 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 117e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1,286 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 118e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1,261 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 119e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1,255 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 120e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1,232 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 121e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 1,162 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 122e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 1,138 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 123e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 1,131 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 124e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1,027 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 125e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1,016 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 126e | 🇮🇳 India | 1,014 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 127e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 990 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 128e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 984 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 129e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 980 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 130e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 973 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 131e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 914 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 132e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 847 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 133e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 836 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 134e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 824 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 135e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 821 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 136e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 813 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 137e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 800 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 138e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 799 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 139e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 785 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 140e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 777 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 141e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 763 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 142e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 755 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 143e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 749 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 144e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 718 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 145e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 696 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 146e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 641 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 147e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 625 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 148e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 621 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 149e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 620 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 150e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 586 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 151e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 577 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 152e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 560 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 153e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 555 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 154e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 514 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 155e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 468 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 156e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 382 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 157e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 346 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 158e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 337 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 159e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 318 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 160e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 296 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 161e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 283 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 162e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 264 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 163e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 247 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 164e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 226 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 165e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 194 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 166e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 138 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 167e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 106 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 168e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 97 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 169e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 95 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 170e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 82 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 171e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 81 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 172e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 80 m³/inh. | 2021 |
| 173e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 75 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 174e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 61 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 175e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 57 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 176e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 55 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 177e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 21 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 178e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 15 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 179e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 9 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 180e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 3 m³/inh. | 2022 |
| 181e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 0 m³/inh. | 2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Renewable fresh water per person"?
The highest value is in Iceland, at 445K m³/inh. (2022).
Which country has the lowest value for "Renewable fresh water per person"?
The lowest value is in Kuwait, at 0 m³/inh. (2022).
What is the world median value of "Renewable fresh water per person"?
The world median is 2,528 m³/inh., calculated across 181 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Renewable fresh water per person" for France?
France scores 2,933 m³/inh. (2022), ranking 86 out of 181 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Renewable fresh water per person" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (ER.H2O.INTR.PC). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
जल तनाव का क्या मतलब है?
यह ऐसी स्थिति है जिसमें प्रति व्यक्ति उपलब्ध मीठा पानी पीने, खेती करने और उत्पादन जैसी सभी ज़रूरतों के लिए कम पड़ने लगता है। विशेषज्ञ जल तनाव और जल अभाव में फर्क करने के लिए सीमाएँ इस्तेमाल करते हैं।
नवीकरणीय मीठे जल संसाधन क्या हैं?
ये नदियों और भूजल का वह पानी हैं जो हर साल वर्षा और बहाव से फिर भर जाता है। इन्हें गिनते समय उन पुराने भंडारों को नहीं गिना जाता जो दोबारा नहीं भरते।
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Indicateurs du développement dans le monde (ER.H2O.INTR.PC). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
Indicators in the same category : Terrain, Water & Climate
- Average elevationThe average height of the country's ground above sea level. It gives an idea of the terrain: a mountainous country has a high average elevation, while a country of plains or low islands has a low one.
- Highest pointThe highest place in the country, measured above sea level. For some countries it is a famous great peak; for others it is just a hill.
- Lowest pointThe lowest place in the country relative to sea level. A value of 0 means the country goes down to the sea, and a negative value means part of the country lies below sea level.
- Population living less than 5 m above sea levelThe share of people who live less than 5 meters above sea level.
- Average annual rainfallThe depth of water that falls on average each year as rain or snow.