Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2022, renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 0 billion cubic meters per person. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2022.
That places Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 3 Suriname 0.0002 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 4 Bhutan 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 6 Canada 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 7 Norway 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 8 Gabon 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 9 New Zealand 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 billion cubic meters per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 6th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.