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Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)

billion cubic meters · higher is better · 183 countries

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  1. 1Brazil5,661
  2. 2Russian Federation4,312
  3. 3Canada2,850
  4. 4United States2,818
  5. 5China2,812.9
  6. 6Colombia2,145
  7. 7Indonesia2,018.7
  8. 8Peru1,641
  9. 9India1,446
  10. 10Myanmar1,002.8
  11. 11Congo, Dem. Rep.900
  12. 12Chile885
  13. 13Venezuela, RB805
  14. 14Papua New Guinea801
  15. 15Malaysia580
  16. 16Australia492
  17. 17Philippines479
  18. 18Ecuador442.4
  19. 19Japan430
  20. 20Mexico409
  21. 21Norway382
  22. 22Viet Nam359.4
  23. 23Madagascar337
  24. 24New Zealand327
  25. 25Bolivia303.5
  26. 26Argentina292
  27. 27Cameroon273
  28. 28Guyana241
  29. 29Turkiye227
  30. 30Guinea226
  31. 31Thailand224.5
  32. 32Congo, Rep.222
  33. 33Nigeria221
  34. 34France200
  35. 34Liberia200
  36. 35Nepal198.2
  37. 36Lao PDR190.4
  38. 37Italy182.5
  39. 38Sweden171
  40. 39Iceland170
  41. 40Gabon164
  42. 41Sierra Leone160
  43. 42Nicaragua156.2
  44. 43Angola148
  45. 44United Kingdom145
  46. 45Central African Republic141
  47. 46Panama136.6
  48. 47Iran, Islamic Rep.128.5
  49. 48Ethiopia122
  50. 49Cambodia120.6
  51. 50Paraguay117
  52. 51Costa Rica113
  53. 52Spain111.2
  54. 53Guatemala109.2
  55. 54Finland107
  56. 54Germany107
  57. 55Bangladesh105
  58. 56Mozambique100.3
  59. 57Suriname99
  60. 58Uruguay92.2
  61. 59Honduras90.7
  62. 60Tanzania84
  63. 61Zambia80.2
  64. 62Bhutan78
  65. 63Cote d'Ivoire76.8
  66. 64Korea, Dem. People's Rep.67
  67. 65Korea, Rep.64.9
  68. 66Kazakhstan64.4
  69. 67Tajikistan63.5
  70. 68Mali60
  71. 69Georgia58.1
  72. 70Greece58
  73. 71Ukraine55.1
  74. 72Pakistan55
  75. 72Austria55
  76. 73Poland53.6
  77. 74Sri Lanka52.8
  78. 75Ireland49
  79. 76Kyrgyz Republic48.9
  80. 77Afghanistan47.2
  81. 78South Africa44.8
  82. 79Solomon Islands44.7
  83. 80Romania42.4
  84. 81Switzerland40.4
  85. 82Uganda39
  86. 83Cuba38.1
  87. 84Portugal38
  88. 85Croatia37.7
  89. 86Bosnia and Herzegovina35.5
  90. 87Iraq35.2
  91. 88Mongolia34.8
  92. 89Belarus34
  93. 90Ghana30.3
  94. 91Morocco29
  95. 92Fiji28.6
  96. 93Albania26.9
  97. 94South Sudan26
  98. 94Equatorial Guinea26
  99. 95Senegal25.8
  100. 96Dominican Republic23.5
  101. 97Bulgaria21
  102. 98Kenya20.7
  103. 99Slovenia18.7
  104. 100Latvia16.9
  105. 101Uzbekistan16.3
  106. 102Malawi16.1
  107. 103Guinea-Bissau16
  108. 104El Salvador15.6
  109. 105Lithuania15.5
  110. 106Belize15.3
  111. 107Chad15
  112. 108Czechia13.2
  113. 109Haiti13
  114. 110Estonia12.7
  115. 111Slovak Republic12.6
  116. 112Burkina Faso12.5
  117. 113Zimbabwe12.3
  118. 114Belgium12
  119. 115Togo11.5
  120. 116Algeria11.2
  121. 117Netherlands11
  122. 118Jamaica10.8
  123. 119Benin10.3
  124. 120Burundi10.1
  125. 121Vanuatu10
  126. 122Rwanda9.5
  127. 123Brunei Darussalam8.5
  128. 124Serbia8.4
  129. 125Timor-Leste8.2
  130. 126Azerbaijan8.1
  131. 127Syrian Arab Republic7.1
  132. 128Puerto Rico (US)7.1
  133. 129Armenia6.9
  134. 130Namibia6.2
  135. 131Somalia, Fed. Rep.6
  136. 131Hungary6
  137. 131Denmark6
  138. 132North Macedonia5.4
  139. 133Lesotho5.2
  140. 134Lebanon4.8
  141. 135Tunisia4.2
  142. 136Sudan4
  143. 137Trinidad and Tobago3.8
  144. 138Niger3.5
  145. 139Gambia, The3
  146. 140Eritrea2.8
  147. 141Mauritius2.8
  148. 142Eswatini2.6
  149. 143Saudi Arabia2.4
  150. 143Botswana2.4
  151. 144Sao Tome and Principe2.2
  152. 145Yemen, Rep.2.1
  153. 146Moldova1.6
  154. 147Turkmenistan1.4
  155. 148Oman1.4
  156. 149Comoros1.2
  157. 150Egypt, Arab Rep.1
  158. 150Luxembourg1
  159. 151Cyprus0.78
  160. 152Libya0.7
  161. 152Bahamas, The0.7
  162. 153Jordan0.68
  163. 154Singapore0.6
  164. 155Mauritania0.4
  165. 156Andorra0.32
  166. 157Cabo Verde0.3
  167. 157St. Lucia0.3
  168. 157Djibouti0.3
  169. 158Dominica0.2
  170. 158Grenada0.2
  171. 159United Arab Emirates0.15
  172. 160St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.1
  173. 161Barbados0.08
  174. 162Qatar0.06
  175. 163Antigua and Barbuda0.05
  176. 164Malta0.05
  177. 165Maldives0.03
  178. 166St. Kitts and Nevis0.02
  179. 167Naoero0.01
  180. 168Bahrain0
  181. 169Kuwait0

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)