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

0.22 billion cubic meters, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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.

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

Sao Tome and Principe

2.18 billion cubic meters

in 2022

Saudi Arabia

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe rank

151st

Saudi Arabia rank

149th

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total over time

Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

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

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable internal freshwater resources, total, Sao Tome and Principe or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?: 0.22 billion cubic meters, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saudi Arabia rank globally for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 151st and Saudi Arabia ranks 149th 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: 03 September 2026

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