What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?

The highest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Saudi Arabia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Saudi Arabia
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)

Saudi Arabia: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

2.4 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

149th

of 183 countries

All-time high

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

2.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 2.4 billion cubic meters. 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 Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.4 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Saudi Arabia 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	2.4 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

146 Eritrea 2.8 billion cubic meters compare
147 Mauritius 2.75 billion cubic meters compare
148 Eswatini 2.64 billion cubic meters compare
149 Botswana 2.4 billion cubic meters compare
151 Sao Tome and Principe 2.18 billion cubic meters compare
152 Yemen 2.1 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 302,451 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,037 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, passengers carried 47.98 million (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 74.59 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 100.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.1% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Saudi Arabia?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Saudi Arabia was 2.4 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 Saudi Arabia?: The highest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Saudi Arabia?: The lowest recorded value was 2.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.