New Zealand vs OECD members: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) over time
- New Zealand
- OECD members
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 3.4 times OECD members's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 19th 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 | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 | 0.0004 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 OECD members?
- New Zealand, at 0.0012 billion cubic meters per square kilometre against 0.0004 billion cubic meters per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) between New Zealand and OECD members?
- 0.0008 billion cubic meters per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and OECD members?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and OECD members rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- New Zealand ranks 21st and OECD members ranks 19th 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.