What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in IDA blend?

The lowest recorded value was 1,784 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does IDA blend rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

IDA blend ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in IDA blend?

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

Where does this IDA blend 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 IDA blend

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA blend
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)

IDA blend: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 1,853 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

1,853 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

35th

of 46 groups

All-time high

1,853 billion cubic meters

in 1992

All-time low

1,784 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA blend, 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

IDA blend recorded 1,853 billion cubic meters for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA blend peaked at 1,853 billion cubic meters in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,784 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

IDA blend ranks 35th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,831 billion cubic meters	1,784 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	1,837 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	1,837 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	1,850 billion cubic meters	1,837 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	1,853 billion cubic meters	3

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More infrastructure data for IDA blend

Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.5 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.2 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 581.00 million (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 28.43 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 895 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 385,593 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,842 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 44.2% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA blend?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA blend was 1,853 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 IDA blend?: The highest recorded value was 1,853 billion cubic meters in 1992.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in IDA blend?: The lowest recorded value was 1,784 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does IDA blend rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: IDA blend ranks 35th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in IDA blend?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this IDA blend 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: 06 August 2026

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