Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia
South Asia: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) was 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia is 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
South Asia ranks 28th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1963 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +24.2% |
| 1967 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1971 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 1974 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1975 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1978 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1979 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1980 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 1992 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 1995 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 2008 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 25 Iceland 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Fiji 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Belize 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Mozambique 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Nepal 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Sao Tome and Principe 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP compare
More infrastructure data for South Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia?
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) in South Asia was 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does South Asia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic)?
- South Asia ranks 28th out of 43 groups with data for 2022.
- Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic) rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.