What is the difference in renewable internal freshwater resources, total between China and IDA & IBRD total?

30,943 billion cubic meters, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?

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.

China vs IDA & IBRD total: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total

China

2,813 billion cubic meters

in 2022

IDA & IBRD total

33,756 billion cubic meters

in 2022

China rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total over time

China
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 33,756 billion cubic meters against 2,813 billion cubic meters in China, a difference of 30,943 billion cubic meters.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 12.0 times China's.

Across all 62 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 183 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2,813 billion cubic meters	28,844 billion cubic meters	26,031 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
1970s	2,813 billion cubic meters	28,861 billion cubic meters	26,048 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	2,813 billion cubic meters	28,861 billion cubic meters	26,048 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	2,813 billion cubic meters	32,739 billion cubic meters	29,926 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	2,813 billion cubic meters	33,723 billion cubic meters	30,910 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	2,813 billion cubic meters	33,750 billion cubic meters	30,938 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	2,813 billion cubic meters	33,756 billion cubic meters	30,944 billion cubic meters	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total, China or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 33,756 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 China and IDA & IBRD total?: 30,943 billion cubic meters, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and IDA & IBRD total?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: China ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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.