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

The lowest recorded value was 6,565 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

IDA total ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this IDA total 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 total

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total
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 total: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 6,986 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

6,986 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

20th

of 46 groups

All-time high

6,986 billion cubic meters

in 2012

All-time low

6,565 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total, 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

The most recent figure for renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total is 6,986 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total peaked at 6,986 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6,565 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places IDA total 20th out of 46 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6,703 billion cubic meters	6,565 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	6,720 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	6,720 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	6,902 billion cubic meters	6,720 billion cubic meters	6,973 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	6,957 billion cubic meters	6,956 billion cubic meters	6,959 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	6,980 billion cubic meters	6,956 billion cubic meters	6,986 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	6,986 billion cubic meters	6,986 billion cubic meters	6,986 billion cubic meters	3

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Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.1 per 100 people (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.73 billion (2025)
Air transport, passengers carried 81.07 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 5,784 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.06 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,750 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 38.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in IDA total was 6,986 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 total?: The highest recorded value was 6,986 billion cubic meters in 2012.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in IDA total?: The lowest recorded value was 6,565 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does IDA total rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: IDA total ranks 20th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in IDA total?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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.