What is the highest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The highest recorded value was 3,884 billion cubic meters in 2012.

What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

The lowest recorded value was 3,729 billion cubic meters in 1961.

How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.

Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?

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

Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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)

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 3,884 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

3,884 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

26th

of 46 groups

All-time high

3,884 billion cubic meters

in 2012

All-time low

3,729 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 3,884 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 3,884 billion cubic meters in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,729 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

That places Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 26th 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.

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1961 to 2022.
Year	billion cubic meters	Change
1961	3,729 billion cubic meters	—
1962	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1963	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1964	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1965	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1966	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1967	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1968	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1969	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1970	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1971	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1972	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1973	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1974	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1975	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1976	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1977	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1978	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1979	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1980	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1981	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1982	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1983	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1984	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1985	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1986	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1987	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1988	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1989	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1990	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1991	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1992	3,729 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1993	3,854 billion cubic meters	+3.3%
1994	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1995	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1996	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1997	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1998	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
1999	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2000	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2001	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2002	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2003	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2004	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2005	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2006	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2007	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2008	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2009	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2010	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2011	3,854 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2012	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.8%
2013	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2014	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2015	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2016	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2017	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2018	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2019	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2020	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2021	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%
2022	3,884 billion cubic meters	+0.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	3,816 billion cubic meters	3,729 billion cubic meters	3,854 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	3,854 billion cubic meters	3,854 billion cubic meters	3,854 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	3,878 billion cubic meters	3,854 billion cubic meters	3,884 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	3,884 billion cubic meters	3,884 billion cubic meters	3,884 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

23 Madagascar 337 billion cubic meters compare
24 New Zealand 327 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
28 Guyana 241 billion cubic meters compare
29 Türkiye 227 billion cubic meters compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.10 billion (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 92.7 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.00 million (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (2025)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.00 million (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8324 units per person (2025)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) →

Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 3,884 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The highest recorded value was 3,884 billion cubic meters in 2012.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: The lowest recorded value was 3,729 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 26th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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: 03 September 2026

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