Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
431.22 cubic meters
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
9,633 cubic meters
in 2022
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
46th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
47th

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119912022

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 9,633 cubic meters against 431.22 cubic meters in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 9,202 cubic meters.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 22.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th of 47 groups.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1960s 1,822 cubic meters 30,320 cubic meters 28,498 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 1,409 cubic meters 25,397 cubic meters 23,988 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 1,034 cubic meters 20,206 cubic meters 19,171 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 771.71 cubic meters 16,378 cubic meters 15,607 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 606.18 cubic meters 13,686 cubic meters 13,080 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 486.46 cubic meters 11,031 cubic meters 10,545 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 434.77 cubic meters 9,827 cubic meters 9,392 cubic meters Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 9,633 cubic meters against 431.22 cubic meters in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
9,202 cubic meters, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 46th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 47th 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
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.