China vs Low & middle income: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total
China
2,813 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Low & middle income
27,923 billion cubic meters
in 2022
China rank
5th
Low & middle income rank
3rd
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 27,923 billion cubic meters against 2,813 billion cubic meters in China, a difference of 25,110 billion cubic meters.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 9.9 times China's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,361 billion cubic meters | 24,548 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 1970s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,378 billion cubic meters | 24,566 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,378 billion cubic meters | 24,566 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,777 billion cubic meters | 24,964 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,890 billion cubic meters | 25,077 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,918 billion cubic meters | 25,105 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 2,813 billion cubic meters | 27,924 billion cubic meters | 25,111 billion cubic meters | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 27,923 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 Low & middle income?
- 25,110 billion cubic meters, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?
- China ranks 5th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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.