What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in South Asia?

The highest recorded value was 1,897 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 1,880 billion cubic meters in 2004.

How does South Asia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

South Asia ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this South Asia 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 South Asia

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia
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)

South Asia: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 1,880 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

1,880 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

33rd

of 44 groups

All-time high

1,897 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

1,880 billion cubic meters

in 2004

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia, 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 South Asia stood at 1,880 billion cubic meters. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia peaked at 1,897 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,880 billion cubic meters, in 2004.

That places South Asia 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) in South Asia, 1961 to 2022.
Year	billion cubic meters	Change
1961	1,897 billion cubic meters	—
1962	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1963	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1964	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1965	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1966	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1967	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1968	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1969	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1970	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1971	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1972	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1973	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1974	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1975	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1976	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1977	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1978	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1979	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1980	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1981	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1982	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1983	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1984	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1985	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1986	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1987	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1988	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1989	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1990	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1991	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1992	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1993	1,897 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1994	1,883 billion cubic meters	-0.7%
1995	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1996	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1997	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1998	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1999	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2000	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2001	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2002	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2003	1,883 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2004	1,880 billion cubic meters	-0.2%
2005	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2006	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2007	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2008	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2009	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2010	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2011	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2012	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2013	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2014	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2015	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2016	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2017	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2018	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2019	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2020	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2021	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2022	1,880 billion cubic meters	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	1,889 billion cubic meters	1,883 billion cubic meters	1,897 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	1,881 billion cubic meters	1,880 billion cubic meters	1,883 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	1,880 billion cubic meters	1,880 billion cubic meters	1,880 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	1,880 billion cubic meters	1,880 billion cubic meters	1,880 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near South Asia

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
36 Nepal 198.2 billion cubic meters compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

More infrastructure data for South Asia

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.38 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 81.7 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 52.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.1 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 52.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8178 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in South Asia was 1,880 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 South Asia?: The highest recorded value was 1,897 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in South Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 1,880 billion cubic meters in 2004.
How does South Asia rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: South Asia ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in South Asia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Asia 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.