What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.22 billion cubic meters, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

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, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Sao Tome and Principe: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total

Botswana

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe

2.18 billion cubic meters

in 2022

Botswana rank

149th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

151st

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total over time

Botswana
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.4 billion cubic meters against 2.18 billion cubic meters in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.22 billion cubic meters.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Botswana ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
1970s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
1980s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
1990s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
2000s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
2010s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana
2020s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.18 billion cubic meters	0.22 billion cubic meters	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total, Botswana or Sao Tome and Principe?: Botswana, at 2.4 billion cubic meters against 2.18 billion cubic meters in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total between Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.22 billion cubic meters, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Botswana ranks 149th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st of 183 countries.
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, total (billion 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, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit: billion 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: 229 places, 13,161 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.