New Zealand vs North America: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time
- New Zealand
- North America
How they compare
New Zealand 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 New Zealand's figure about 3.9 times North America's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 21st and North America ranks 22nd of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
| 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 | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic), New Zealand or North America?
- New Zealand, 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 New Zealand and North America?
- 0.0009 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North America?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and North America rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- New Zealand ranks 21st 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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About this data
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.