Middle income vs Uruguay: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
Middle income
4,360 cubic meters
in 2022
Uruguay
27,190 cubic meters
in 2022
Middle income rank
20th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time
- Middle income
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 27,190 cubic meters against 4,360 cubic meters in Middle income, a difference of 22,830 cubic meters.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 6.2 times Middle income's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 45 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,053 cubic meters | 34,480 cubic meters | 22,427 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 9,569 cubic meters | 32,192 cubic meters | 22,624 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 7,712 cubic meters | 30,601 cubic meters | 22,889 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6,241 cubic meters | 28,993 cubic meters | 22,752 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 5,342 cubic meters | 28,053 cubic meters | 22,711 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4,705 cubic meters | 27,434 cubic meters | 22,729 cubic meters | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 4,392 cubic meters | 27,153 cubic meters | 22,761 cubic meters | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Middle income or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 27,190 cubic meters against 4,360 cubic meters in Middle income as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Middle income and Uruguay?
- 22,830 cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Middle income and Uruguay rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
- Middle income ranks 20th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.