Charted: Share of Freshwater Resources by Country

 

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Charted: Share of Freshwater Resources by Country

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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

 

Renewable internal freshwater resources, total (billion cubic meters)

Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.
License : CC BY-4.0

All Countries and Economies

Country
Most Recent Year
Most Recent Value
2021
5,661
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4,312
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2,850
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2,818
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2,813
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2,145
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2,019
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1,641
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1,446
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1,003
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900
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885
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805
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801
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580
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492
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479
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442
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430
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409
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382
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359
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337
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327
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304
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292
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273
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145
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137
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122
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113
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111
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109
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107
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99
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92
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91
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84
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5
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3
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3
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2
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42,809
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12,757
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10,106
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5,668
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3,884
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1,982
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1,360
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1,047
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728
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113
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27,232
2021
24,913
2021
17,787
2021
14,772
2021
7,126
2021
2,319

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