What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in New Zealand?

The highest recorded value was 327 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 327 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does New Zealand rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

New Zealand ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this New Zealand 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 New Zealand

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand
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)

New Zealand: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 327 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

327 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

24th

of 183 countries

All-time high

327 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

327 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand, 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

In 2022, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand stood at 327 billion cubic meters. 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 New Zealand peaked at 327 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 327 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places New Zealand 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) in New Zealand, 1961 to 2022.
Year	billion cubic meters	Change
1961	327 billion cubic meters	—
1962	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1963	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1964	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1965	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1966	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1967	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1968	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1969	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1970	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1971	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1972	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1973	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1974	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1975	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1976	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1977	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1978	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1979	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1980	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1981	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1982	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1983	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1984	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1985	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1986	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1987	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1988	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1989	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1990	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1991	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1992	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1993	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1994	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1995	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1996	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1997	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1998	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1999	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2000	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2001	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2002	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2003	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2004	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2005	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2006	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2007	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2008	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2009	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2010	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2011	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2012	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2013	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2014	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2015	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2016	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2017	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2018	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2019	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2020	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2021	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2022	327 billion cubic meters	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	327 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near New Zealand

21 Norway 382 billion cubic meters compare
22 Viet Nam 359.42 billion cubic meters compare
23 Madagascar 337 billion cubic meters compare
25 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 303.5 billion cubic meters compare
26 Argentina 292 billion cubic meters compare
27 Cameroon 273 billion cubic meters compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
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Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in New Zealand was 327 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 New Zealand?: The highest recorded value was 327 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in New Zealand?: The lowest recorded value was 327 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does New Zealand rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: New Zealand ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in New Zealand?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand 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.