Canada vs China: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)
Canada
2,850 billion cubic meters
in 2022
China
2,813 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Canada rank
3rd
China rank
5th
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,850 billion cubic meters against 2,813 billion cubic meters in China, a difference of 37 billion cubic meters.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 1970s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 1980s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 1990s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 2000s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 2010s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,850 billion cubic meters | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 37.1 billion cubic meters | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 2,850 billion cubic meters against 2,813 billion cubic meters in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total between Canada and China?
- 37 billion cubic meters, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?
- Canada ranks 3rd and China ranks 5th 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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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.