Japan vs Low & middle income: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)

Japan
0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Low & middle income
0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
23rd
Low & middle income rank
20th

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.3 times Low & middle income's.

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

Japan ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic), Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
Japan ranks 23rd and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per square kilometre
Unit
billion cubic meters per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
229 places, 13,083 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.