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Key Takeaways
- The top five countries account for 35% of the planet’s total renewable freshwater resources
- 96.5% of the Earth’s water is ocean water, meaning freshwater is surprisingly scarce
Freshwater is one of the world’s most vital resources, but its distribution is far from even. While some countries are rich in lakes, rivers, and glaciers, others face extreme scarcity.
This infographic breaks down global renewable freshwater resources by country, based on data from the World Bank.
The data we used to create this infographic is listed below.
| Country |
Billion cubic meters |
% of Total |
| Brazil |
5,661 |
13.2 |
| Russia |
4,312 |
10.1 |
| Canada |
2,850 |
6.7 |
| U.S. |
2,818 |
6.6 |
| China |
2,813 |
6.6 |
| Colombia |
2,145 |
5.0 |
| Indonesia |
2,019 |
4.7 |
| Peru |
1,641 |
3.8 |
| India |
1,446 |
3.4 |
| Myanmar |
1,003 |
2.3 |
| DR Congo |
900 |
2.1 |
| Chile |
885 |
2.1 |
| Venezuela |
805 |
1.9 |
| Papua New Guinea |
801 |
1.9 |
| Malaysia |
580 |
1.4 |
| Australia |
492 |
1.1 |
| Philippines |
479 |
1.1 |
| Ecuador |
442 |
1.0 |
| Japan |
430 |
1.0 |
| Mexico |
409 |
1.0 |
| Other |
9,875 |
23.1 |
