Data for 1970

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970

Name: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1970, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970 covers 156 countries. Iceland is highest, at 831,547.95; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 4,665.06. Against 1969, 155 values changed (6 up, 149 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1970

HighestIceland

831,547.95

LowestKuwait

0.00

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

156countries
1measure
1970the 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, 1970, 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, 1970: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	831,547.95
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	342,960.42
3	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	319,680.34
4	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	307,913.71
5	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	275,238.90
6	Suriname`SUR`South America	260,909.44
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	253,144.48
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	158,839.41
9	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	136,362.77
10	Canada`CAN`Northern America	133,652.22
11	Belize`BLZ`Central America	126,391.47
12	Peru`PER`South America	121,544.42
13	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	116,341.12
14	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	115,920.52
15	Colombia`COL`South America	103,066.62
16	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	98,561.24
17	Panama`PAN`Central America	90,280.03
18	Chile`CHL`South America	89,890.21
19	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	81,046.62
20	Ecuador`ECU`South America	71,872.00
21	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	71,318.82
22	Venezuela`VEN`South America	70,689.75
23	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	67,222.72
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	66,121.86
25	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	64,467.94
26	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	62,898.67
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	61,448.14
28	Brazil`BRA`South America	59,354.77
29	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	58,990.83
30	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	56,981.17
31	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	53,747.45
32	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	52,834.17
33	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	50,509.57
34	Paraguay`PRY`South America	48,994.40
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	44,692.88
36	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	42,326.94
37	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	39,337.97
38	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	36,877.12
39	Uruguay`URY`South America	33,037.04
40	Honduras`HND`Central America	32,958.70
41	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	28,083.37
42	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	27,378.37
43	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	26,866.94
44	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	25,287.09
45	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	23,229.02
46	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	21,261.25
47	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	20,233.59
48	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	18,557.43
49	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	18,164.89
50	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	17,454.12
51	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	16,569.45
52	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	15,937.36
53	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	15,798.17
54	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	14,853.48
55	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	14,199.21
56	United States`USA`Northern America	13,742.86
57	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	12,731.84
58	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	12,596.71
59	Argentina`ARG`South America	12,228.66
60	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	12,156.83
61	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	9,559.51
62	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	8,665.90
63	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	8,128.06
64	Mexico`MEX`Central America	8,048.81
65	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,365.66
66	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	6,596.30
67	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,536.29
68	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	6,244.30
69	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	6,225.60
70	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	6,195.67
71	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	5,983.46
72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5,776.56
73	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5,762.44
74	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	5,724.04
75	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5,350.14
76	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	5,341.77
77	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	5,131.11
78	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	4,914.31
79	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	4,415.80
80	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	4,408.97
81	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	4,377.66
82	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	4,319.85
83	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4,297.19
84	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	4,260.25
85	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	4,176.21
86	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	4,158.49
87	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	4,065.50
88	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	4,023.79
89	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,953.92
90	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	3,873.03
91	France`FRA`Western Europe	3,845.62
92	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	3,784.15
93	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	3,778.48
94	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	3,615.59
95	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	3,482.99
96	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	3,437.43
97	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	3,394.65
98	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,390.82
99	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	3,360.46
100	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	3,330.51
101	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	3,288.53
102	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2,948.37
103	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2,907.96
104	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	2,902.42
105	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2,849.51
106	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2,806.18
107	India`IND`Southern Asia	2,649.01
108	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,612.21
109	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2,604.95
110	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,473.62
111	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	2,386.53
112	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2,350.50
113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	2,228.04
114	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	2,112.63
115	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	2,092.80
116	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	2,066.47
117	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2,032.23
118	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2,011.64
119	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	2,011.42
120	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	2,010.77
121	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,916.79
122	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,820.77
123	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,640.94
124	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1,604.94
125	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,520.44
126	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1,490.31
127	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,368.82
128	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1,242.81
129	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,217.35
130	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,204.73
131	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1,117.76
132	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	1,042.08
133	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1,042.06
134	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	914.13
135	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	843.65
136	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	817.52
137	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	815.96
138	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	805.85
139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	752.64
140	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	673.69
141	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	580.39
142	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	538.04
143	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	523.49
144	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	481.31
145	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	435.74
146	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	363.70
147	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	336.12
148	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	320.79
149	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	297.23
150	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	289.23
151	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	252.19
152	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	243.47
153	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	166.86
154	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	28.88
155	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	17.79
156	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00

02In 1970

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland831,547.95
2Guyana342,960.42
3Papua New Guinea319,680.34
4Bhutan307,913.71
5Gabon275,238.90

Lowest

156Kuwait0.00
155Bahrain17.79
154Egypt28.88
153Malta166.86
152Maldives243.47

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 4,665.06. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031969 → 1970

Since 1969

What changed between 1969 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 156 in both
6 · 149rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Equatorial Guinea80,615.91 → 81,046.62+430.72
Finland23,141.21 → 23,229.02+87.81
Portugal4,339.04 → 4,377.66+38.63
Saint Kitts and Nevis524.81 → 538.04+13.24
Malta165.95 → 166.86+0.90

Fell most

Bhutan318,563.18 → 307,913.71−10,649.47
Suriname269,823.88 → 260,909.44−8,914.44
Papua New Guinea327,349.37 → 319,680.34−7,669.03
Guyana349,162.52 → 342,960.42−6,202.10
Solomon Islands259,166.49 → 253,144.48−6,022.01

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) (1970). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970 [data set], describing 1970. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1970

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07Questions

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970: questions and answers

Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970?

Iceland, at 831,547.95, of the 156 countries in the file.

What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970 describe?

1970.

How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970 cover?

156.

Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970?

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Is Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1970 the newest?

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