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

The highest recorded value was 40.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

The lowest recorded value was 40.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.

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

Switzerland ranks 84th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Switzerland 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 Switzerland

Name: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Switzerland
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)

Switzerland: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total was 40.4 billion cubic meters in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

40.4 billion cubic meters

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

84th

of 183 countries

All-time high

40.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

All-time low

40.4 billion cubic meters

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2022

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 40.4 billion cubic meters, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Switzerland peaked at 40.4 billion cubic meters in 1961 and was at its lowest, 40.4 billion cubic meters, in 1961.

Switzerland ranks 84th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	9
1970s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	10
1980s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	10
1990s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	10
2000s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	10
2010s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	10
2020s	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	40.4 billion cubic meters	3

Countries ranked near Switzerland

82 Solomon Islands 44.7 billion cubic meters compare
83 Romania 42.38 billion cubic meters compare
85 Uganda 39 billion cubic meters compare
86 Cuba 38.12 billion cubic meters compare
87 Portugal 38 billion cubic meters compare

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More infrastructure data for Switzerland

Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 27.73 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,258 million ton-km (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 205,045 (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,603 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 53.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Switzerland?: Renewable internal freshwater resources, total in Switzerland was 40.4 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 Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 40.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
What is the lowest renewable internal freshwater resources, total recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 40.4 billion cubic meters in 1961.
How does Switzerland rank for renewable internal freshwater resources, total?: Switzerland ranks 84th out of 183 countries with data for 2022.
Is renewable internal freshwater resources, total rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland 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.