Data for 1965

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965

Name: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1965, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965 covers 156 countries. Iceland is highest, at 884,099.7; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.0. The middle country reads 5,357.3. Against 1964, 155 values changed (4 up, 151 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1965

HighestIceland

884,099.7

LowestKuwait

0.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

156countries
1measure
1965the year it describes
156distinct values13 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	884,099.7
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	379,451.1
3	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	363,706.0
4	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	358,257.8
5	Suriname`SUR`South America	309,375.0
6	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	300,197.0
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	285,283.9
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	183,793.1
9	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	154,900.0
10	Belize`BLZ`Central America	145,784.6
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	144,831.8
12	Peru`PER`South America	139,527.9
13	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	134,484.5
14	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	124,410.3
15	Colombia`COL`South America	118,057.9
16	Panama`PAN`Central America	104,367.6
17	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	102,600.8
18	Chile`CHL`South America	98,192.2
19	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	87,178.7
20	Ecuador`ECU`South America	83,409.3
21	Venezuela`VEN`South America	83,008.6
22	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	80,127.9
23	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	76,688.5
24	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	75,366.2
25	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	75,085.7
26	Bolivia`BOL`South America	73,847.9
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	71,239.1
28	Brazil`BRA`South America	67,539.5
29	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	64,812.3
30	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	64,043.1
31	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	60,413.7
32	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	58,087.0
33	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	57,912.6
34	Paraguay`PRY`South America	55,054.2
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	51,641.6
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	47,855.4
37	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	43,203.4
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	41,302.5
39	Honduras`HND`Central America	38,138.0
40	Uruguay`URY`South America	34,388.0
41	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	30,764.4
42	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	30,412.9
43	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	27,825.8
44	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	26,802.0
45	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	23,445.7
46	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	23,209.5
47	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	23,148.0
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	22,110.6
49	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	21,722.1
50	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	19,915.1
51	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	19,860.7
52	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	17,738.5
53	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	17,297.0
54	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	17,029.9
55	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	16,202.1
56	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	14,681.9
57	United States`USA`Northern America	14,503.1
58	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	14,425.2
59	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	13,542.3
60	Argentina`ARG`South America	13,205.1
61	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	10,317.3
62	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	9,680.1
63	Mexico`MEX`Central America	9,473.2
64	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	9,325.4
65	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,564.4
66	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	7,323.0
67	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	7,207.5
68	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	7,018.0
69	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,898.4
70	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	6,798.2
71	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	6,783.4
72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	6,701.7
73	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	6,579.6
74	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	6,265.0
75	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	6,169.7
76	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	6,123.5
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	6,117.5
78	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	5,582.3
79	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	5,132.4
80	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	5,068.3
81	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	4,885.2
82	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4,836.5
83	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	4,746.7
84	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	4,731.3
85	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	4,698.1
86	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4,445.5
87	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	4,412.3
88	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	4,407.2
89	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	4,389.9
90	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	4,291.6
91	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	4,222.9
92	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	4,176.4
93	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	4,136.0
94	France`FRA`Western Europe	4,009.8
95	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	3,940.3
96	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3,933.1
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	3,843.9
98	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	3,734.7
99	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	3,653.4
100	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,502.0
101	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3,480.0
102	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3,202.4
103	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	3,149.4
104	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	3,079.4
105	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	3,077.1
106	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	3,016.6
107	India`IND`Southern Asia	2,950.2
108	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	2,775.2
109	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2,750.0
110	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2,749.8
111	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,737.1
112	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2,668.0
113	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,559.7
114	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2,425.9
115	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	2,392.2
116	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	2,346.9
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2,297.9
118	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2,259.2
119	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2,226.8
120	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	2,216.7
121	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	2,190.5
122	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2,039.4
123	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1,830.5
124	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,752.8
125	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1,714.7
126	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,704.6
127	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,408.6
128	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1,312.2
129	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1,268.0
130	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,262.7
131	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,260.8
132	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1,225.2
133	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1,099.8
134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1,053.5
135	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	919.7
136	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	909.5
137	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	897.6
138	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	894.7
139	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	874.1
140	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	867.1
141	Niger`NER`Western Africa	864.3
142	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	819.5
143	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	620.3
144	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	591.3
145	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	469.3
146	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	422.9
147	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	388.0
148	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	339.0
149	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	330.0
150	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	318.0
151	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	292.6
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	288.2
153	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	158.4
154	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	32.6
155	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	19.9
156	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0

02In 1965

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland884,099.7
2Guyana379,451.1
3Bhutan363,706.0
4Papua New Guinea358,257.8
5Suriname309,375.0

Lowest

156Kuwait0.0
155Bahrain19.9
154Egypt32.6
153Malta158.4
152Maldives288.2

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 5,357.3. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031964 → 1965

Since 1964

What changed between 1964 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 156 in both
4 · 151rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau27,185.8 → 27,825.8+640.1
Portugal4,205.7 → 4,222.9+17.2
Saint Kitts and Nevis458.7 → 469.3+10.6
Malta157.2 → 158.4+1.2

Fell most

Iceland899,551.8 → 884,099.7−15,452.1
Bhutan375,513.4 → 363,706.0−11,807.4
Suriname320,345.8 → 309,375.0−10,970.8
Guyana387,606.9 → 379,451.1−8,155.8
Papua New Guinea366,033.4 → 358,257.8−7,775.6

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Nothing missing
Every one of the 156 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1965). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965 [data set], describing 1965. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1965

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07Questions

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965: questions and answers

Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965?

Iceland, at 884,099.7, of the 156 countries in the file.

What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965 describe?

1965.

How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965 cover?

156.

Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965?

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Is Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1965 the newest?

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