High income vs New Zealand: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

High income
10,984 cubic meters
in 2022
New Zealand
64,348 cubic meters
in 2022
High income rank
10th
New Zealand rank
9th

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

  • High income
  • New Zealand
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119912022

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 64,348 cubic meters against 10,984 cubic meters in High income, a difference of 53,364 cubic meters.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 5.9 times High income's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

High income ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 47 groups.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade High income New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 13,190 cubic meters 125,122 cubic meters 111,933 cubic meters New Zealand
1970s 12,001 cubic meters 108,807 cubic meters 96,806 cubic meters New Zealand
1980s 11,113 cubic meters 101,685 cubic meters 90,572 cubic meters New Zealand
1990s 12,110 cubic meters 90,032 cubic meters 77,922 cubic meters New Zealand
2000s 11,860 cubic meters 80,048 cubic meters 68,188 cubic meters New Zealand
2010s 11,215 cubic meters 71,070 cubic meters 59,855 cubic meters New Zealand
2020s 10,964 cubic meters 64,376 cubic meters 53,412 cubic meters New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, High income or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 64,348 cubic meters against 10,984 cubic meters in High income as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between High income and New Zealand?
53,364 cubic meters, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for High income and New Zealand?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do High income and New Zealand rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
High income ranks 10th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)
Unit
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
230 places, 13,255 data points, 1961–2022
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Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.