List of countries by total renewable water resources
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This is a list of countries by total renewable water resources
mostly based on The World Factbook
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2201.html accessed in June 2008.
Water resources
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mostly based on The World Factbook
The World Factbook
The World Factbook is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with almanac-style information about the countries of the world. The official paper copy version is available from the National Technical Information Service and the Government Printing Office...
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/2201.html accessed in June 2008.
Rank | Country | Total renewable water resources (cu km) | Date of Information |
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1 | Brazil | 8,233 | 2000 |
2 | Russia | 4,498 | 1997 |
3 | Canada | 3,300 | 1985 |
4 | United States | 3,069 | 1985 |
5 | Indonesia | 2,838 | 1999 |
6 | Mainland China | 2,829.6 | 1999 |
7 | Colombia | 2,132 | 2000 |
8 | Peru | 1,913 | 2000 |
9 | India | 1,907.8 | 1999 |
10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,283 | 2001 |
11 | Venezuela | 1,233.2 | 2000 |
12 | Bangladesh | 1,210.6 | 1999 |
13 | Myanmar | 1,045.6 | 1999 |
14 | Chile | 922 | 2000 |
15 | Vietnam | 891.2 | 1999 |
16 | Republic of the Congo | 832 | 1987 |
17 | Argentina | 814 | 2000 |
18 | Papua New Guinea | 801 | 1987 |
19 | Bolivia | 622.5 | 2000 |
20 | Malaysia | 580 | 1999 |
21 | Philippines | 479 | 1999 |
22 | Cambodia | 476.1 | 1999 |
23 | Mexico | 457.2 | 2000 |
24 | Ecuador | 432 | 2000 |
25 | Japan | 430 | 1999 |
26 | Thailand | 409.9 | 1999 |
27 | Australia | 398 | 1995 |
28 | New Zealand | 397 | 1995 |
29 | Norway | 381.4 | 2005 |
30 | Madagascar | 337 | 1984 |
31 | Paraguay | 336 | 2000 |
32 | Laos | 333.6 | 2003 |
33 | Nigeria | 286.2 | 2003 |
34 | Cameroon | 285.5 | 2003 |
35 | Guyana | 241 | 2000 |
36 | Turkey | 234 | 2003 |
37 | Pakistan | 233.8 | 2003 |
38 | Liberia | 232 | 1987 |
39 | Guinea | 226 | 1987 |
40 | Mozambique | 216 | 1992 |
41 | Nepal | 210.2 | 1999 |
42 | Serbia | 208.5 | 2003 |
43 | Nicaragua | 196.7 | 2000 |
44 | Early Modern France | 189 | 2005 |
45 | Germany | 188 | 2005 |
46 | Angola | 184 | 1987 |
47 | Sweden | 179 | 2005 |
48 | Italy | 175 | 2005 |
49 | Iceland | 170 | 2005 |
50 | Gabon | 164 | 1987 |
51 | United Kingdom | 160.6 | 2005 |
52 | Sierra Leone | 160 | 1987 |
53 | Sudan | 154 | 1997 |
54 | Panama | 148 | 2000 |
55 | Central African Republic | 144.4 | 2003 |
56 | Ukraine | 139.5 | 1997 |
57 | Uruguay | 139 | 2000 |
58 | Iran | 137.5 | 1997 |
59 | Suriname | 122 | 2003 |
60 | Hungary | 120 | 2005 |
61 | Costa Rica | 112.4 | 2000 |
62 | Guatemala | 111.3 | 2000 |
63 | Spain | 111.1 | 2005 |
64 | Finland | 110 | 2005 |
65 | Ethiopia | 110 | 1987 |
66 | Kazakhstan | 109.6 | 1997 |
67 | Independent State of Croatia | 105.5 | 1998 |
68 | Zambia | 105.2 | 2001 |
69 | Mali | 100 | 2001 |
70 | Tajikistan | 99.7 | 1997 |
71 | Iraq | 96.4 | 1997 |
72 | Honduras | 95.9 | 2000 |
73 | Bhutan | 95 | 1987 |
74 | Tanzania | 91 | 2001 |
75 | Netherlands | 89.7 | 2005 |
76 | Egypt | 86.8 | 1997 |
77 | Austria | 84 | 2005 |
78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 81 | 2001 |
79 | North Korea | 77.1 | 1999 |
80 | Portugal | 73.6 | 2005 |
81 | Uzbekistan | 72.2 | 2003 |
82 | Greece | 72 | 2005 |
83 | South Korea | 69.7 | 1999 |
84 | Republic of China | 67 | 2000 |
85 | Uganda | 66 | 1970 |
86 | Afghanistan | 65 | 1997 |
87 | Georgia (country) | 63.3 | 1997 |
88 | Poland | 63.1 | 2005 |
89 | Turkmenistan | 60.9 | 1997 |
90 | Belarus | 58 | 1997 |
91 | Switzerland | 53.3 | 2005 |
92 | Ghana | 53.2 | 2001 |
93 | Slovakia | 50.1 | 2003 |
94 | Sri Lanka | 50 | 1999 |
95 | South Africa | 50 | 1990 |
96 | Latvia | 49.9 | 2005 |
97 | Republic of Ireland | 46.8 | 2003 |
98 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.5 | 1997 |
99 | Syria | 46.1 | 1997 |
100 | Namibia | 45.5 | 1991 |
101 | Solomon Islands | 44.7 | 1987 |
102 | Chad | 43 | 1987 |
103 | Kingdom of Romania | 42.3 | 2003 |
104 | Albania | 41.7 | 2001 |
105 | Senegal | 39.4 | 1987 |
106 | Cuba | 38.1 | 2000 |
107 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 37.5 | 2003 |
108 | Mongolia | 34.8 | 1999 |
109 | Niger | 33.7 | 2003 |
110 | Slovenia | 32.1 | 2005 |
111 | Guinea-Bissau | 31 | 2003 |
112 | Azerbaijan | 30.3 | 1997 |
113 | Kenya | 30.2 | 1990 |
114 | Morocco | 29 | 2003 |
115 | Fiji | 28.6 | 1987 |
116 | Equatorial Guinea | 26 | 2001 |
117 | Benin | 25.8 | 2001 |
118 | El Salvador | 25.2 | 2001 |
119 | Lithuania | 24.5 | 2005 |
120 | Estonia | 21.1 | 2005 |
121 | Dominican Republic | 21 | 2000 |
122 | Belgium | 20.8 | 2005 |
123 | Zimbabwe | 20 | 1987 |
124 | Kingdom of Bulgaria | 19.4 | 2005 |
125 | Belize | 18.6 | 2000 |
126 | Burkina Faso | 17.5 | 2001 |
127 | Malawi | 17.3 | 2001 |
128 | Czech Republic | 16 | 2005 |
129 | Somalia | 15.7 | 1997 |
130 | Togo | 14.7 | 2001 |
131 | Botswana | 14.7 | 2001 |
132 | Algeria | 14.3 | 1997 |
133 | Haiti | 14 | 2000 |
134 | Moldova | 11.7 | 1997 |
135 | Mauritania | 11.4 | 1997 |
136 | Armenia | 10.5 | 1997 |
137 | Jamaica | 9.4 | 2000 |
138 | Brunei | 8.5 | 1999 |
139 | 8 | 1982 | |
140 | Republic of Macedonia | 6.4 | 2001 |
141 | Eritrea | 6.3 | 2001 |
142 | Denmark | 6.1 | 2003 |
143 | Rwanda | 5.2 | 2003 |
144 | Lesotho | 5.2 | 1987 |
145 | Lebanon | 4.8 | 1997 |
146 | Tunisia | 4.6 | 2003 |
147 | Swaziland | 4.5 | 1987 |
148 | Yemen | 4.1 | 1997 |
149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.8 | 2000 |
150 | Burundi | 3.6 | 1987 |
151 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4 | 1997 |
152 | Mauritius | 2.2 | 2001 |
153 | Israel | 1.7 | 2001 |
154 | Luxembourg | 1.6 | 2005 |
155 | Comoros | 1.2 | 2003 |
156 | Oman | 1 | 1997 |
157 | Jordan | 0.9 | 1997 |
158 | Singapore | 0.6 | 1975 |
159 | Libya | 0.6 | 1997 |
160 | Cyprus | 0.4 | 2005 |
161 | Djibouti | 0.3 | 1997 |
162 | Cape Verde | 0.3 | 1990 |
163 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2 | 1997 |
164 | Qatar | 0.1 | 1997 |
165 | Barbados | 0.1 | 2003 |
166 | Bahrain | 0.1 | 1997 |
167 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1 | 2000 |
168 | Malta | 0.07 | 2005 |
169 | Maldives | 0.03 | 1999 |
170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.02 | 2000 |
171 | Kuwait | 0.02 | 1997 |
172 | NA | NA | |
173 | Dominica | NA | NA |
174 | Grenada | NA | NA |