Iceland has the largest renewable freshwater resources per capita worldwide, at an estimated 445 thousand cubic meters per inhabitant as of 2022 – based on the long-term annual average. While water resources are abundant in Iceland, the population in the Nordic country amounts to less than 400,000 inhabitants.
Renewable water resources per capita worldwide as of 2022, by country
(in cubic meters)
Figures refer to the long-term annual average as of 2022. The source uses different time spans to calculate the long-term annual average in each country.
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OECD. (March 6, 2024). Renewable water resources per capita worldwide as of 2022, by country (in cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/269361/worldwide-renewable-water-resources/
OECD. "Renewable water resources per capita worldwide as of 2022, by country (in cubic meters)." Chart. March 6, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269361/worldwide-renewable-water-resources/
OECD. (2024). Renewable water resources per capita worldwide as of 2022, by country (in cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/269361/worldwide-renewable-water-resources/
OECD. "Renewable Water Resources per Capita Worldwide as of 2022, by Country (in Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/269361/worldwide-renewable-water-resources/
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Renewable water resources per capita worldwide as of 2022, by country (in cubic meters) [Graph], OECD, March 6, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/269361/worldwide-renewable-water-resources/
