What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The highest recorded value was 1,985 billion cubic meters in 2012.

What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?

The lowest recorded value was 1,831 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?

The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern
Creator: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Eastern and Southern: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 1,985 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

1,985 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

31st

of 44 groups

All-time high

1,985 billion cubic meters

in 2012

All-time low

1,831 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961–2022

Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in billion cubic meters.

Analysis

Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 1,985 billion cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 1,985 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,831 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Africa Eastern and Southern 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 1961 to 2022.
Year	billion cubic meters	Change
1961	1,831 billion cubic meters	—
1962	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1963	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1964	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1965	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1966	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1967	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1968	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1969	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1970	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1971	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1972	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1973	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1974	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1975	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1976	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1977	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1978	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1979	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1980	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1981	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1982	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1983	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1984	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1985	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1986	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1987	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1988	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1989	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1990	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1991	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1992	1,831 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1993	1,955 billion cubic meters	+6.8%
1994	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1995	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1996	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1997	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1998	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1999	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2000	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2001	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2002	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2003	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2004	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2005	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2006	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2007	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2008	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2009	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2010	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2011	1,955 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2012	1,985 billion cubic meters	+1.5%
2013	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2014	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2015	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2016	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2017	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2018	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2019	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2020	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2021	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2022	1,985 billion cubic meters	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	1,918 billion cubic meters	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,955 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	1,955 billion cubic meters	1,955 billion cubic meters	1,955 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	1,979 billion cubic meters	1,955 billion cubic meters	1,985 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	1,985 billion cubic meters	1,985 billion cubic meters	1,985 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern

28 Guyana 241 billion cubic meters compare
29 Türkiye 227 billion cubic meters compare
30 Guinea 226 billion cubic meters compare
31 Thailand 224.51 billion cubic meters compare
32 Congo 222 billion cubic meters compare
33 Nigeria 221 billion cubic meters compare
34 France 200 billion cubic meters compare
34 Liberia 200 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Africa Eastern and Southern

Mobile cellular subscriptions 734.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 93.1 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -25 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9305 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Africa Eastern and Southern was 1,985 billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The highest recorded value was 1,985 billion cubic meters in 2012.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?: The lowest recorded value was 1,831 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 31st out of 44 groups with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?: The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.