Japan vs North America: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)

Japan
0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
North America
0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre
in 2022
Japan rank
23rd
North America rank
22nd

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

  • Japan
  • North America
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times North America's.

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

Japan ranks 23rd and North America ranks 22nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan North America Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1970s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1980s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
1990s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2000s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2010s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre Japan
2020s 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre 0.0009 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 North America?
Japan, at 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0003 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in North America as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between Japan and North America?
0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Japan and North America rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
Japan ranks 23rd and North America ranks 22nd 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.