Low income vs Sierra Leone: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Low income
3,260 cubic meters
in 2022
Sierra Leone
19,331 cubic meters
in 2022
Low income rank
31st
Sierra Leone rank
30th

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

  • Low income
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 19,331 cubic meters against 3,260 cubic meters in Low income, a difference of 16,071 cubic meters.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 5.9 times Low income's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Low income ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 45 groups.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low income Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 19,162 cubic meters 64,797 cubic meters 45,635 cubic meters Sierra Leone
1970s 14,946 cubic meters 54,356 cubic meters 39,410 cubic meters Sierra Leone
1980s 11,685 cubic meters 44,367 cubic meters 32,683 cubic meters Sierra Leone
1990s 8,058 cubic meters 37,934 cubic meters 29,876 cubic meters Sierra Leone
2000s 5,717 cubic meters 30,215 cubic meters 24,498 cubic meters Sierra Leone
2010s 4,075 cubic meters 23,078 cubic meters 19,003 cubic meters Sierra Leone
2020s 3,349 cubic meters 19,773 cubic meters 16,424 cubic meters Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Low income or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 19,331 cubic meters against 3,260 cubic meters in Low income as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Low income and Sierra Leone?
16,071 cubic meters, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and Sierra Leone?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Low income and Sierra Leone rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
Low income ranks 31st and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 45 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
Last refreshed

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.