Upper middle income vs Vanuatu: Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Upper middle income
6,090 cubic meters
in 2022
Vanuatu
31,944 cubic meters
in 2022
Upper middle income rank
15th
Vanuatu rank
17th

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita over time

  • Upper middle income
  • Vanuatu
050.0k100.0k150.0k196119912022

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 31,944 cubic meters against 6,090 cubic meters in Upper middle income, a difference of 25,854 cubic meters.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 5.2 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Vanuatu has been ahead every year.

Upper middle income ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 17th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Upper middle income Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 14,418 cubic meters 132,727 cubic meters 118,310 cubic meters Vanuatu
1970s 11,542 cubic meters 101,611 cubic meters 90,069 cubic meters Vanuatu
1980s 9,534 cubic meters 77,766 cubic meters 68,232 cubic meters Vanuatu
1990s 7,883 cubic meters 60,824 cubic meters 52,941 cubic meters Vanuatu
2000s 7,012 cubic meters 48,151 cubic meters 41,139 cubic meters Vanuatu
2010s 6,408 cubic meters 38,049 cubic meters 31,641 cubic meters Vanuatu
2020s 6,111 cubic meters 32,700 cubic meters 26,588 cubic meters Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources per capita, Upper middle income or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 31,944 cubic meters against 6,090 cubic meters in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources per capita between Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
25,854 cubic meters, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Upper middle income and Vanuatu?
61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
How do Upper middle income and Vanuatu rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources per capita?
Upper middle income ranks 15th and Vanuatu ranks 17th 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.