Data for 1979

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979

Name: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1979, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979 covers 156 countries. Iceland is highest, at 753,095.44; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 3,866.31. Against 1978, 155 values changed (7 up, 148 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1979

HighestIceland

753,095.44

LowestKuwait

0.00

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

156countries
1measure
1979the 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, 1979, 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, 1979: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	753,095.44
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	312,961.81
3	Suriname`SUR`South America	262,180.81
4	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	261,138.23
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	226,622.14
6	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	224,850.04
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	194,387.55
8	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	124,124.70
9	Canada`CAN`Northern America	117,761.08
10	Belize`BLZ`Central America	107,709.03
11	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	106,796.93
12	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	105,178.51
13	Peru`PER`South America	96,910.56
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	93,799.49
15	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	92,908.24
16	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	88,464.26
17	Colombia`COL`South America	84,066.13
18	Chile`CHL`South America	78,043.85
19	Panama`PAN`Central America	71,460.26
20	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	58,980.20
21	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	58,173.26
22	Ecuador`ECU`South America	55,655.72
23	Venezuela`VEN`South America	54,265.20
24	Bolivia`BOL`South America	53,899.51
25	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	49,883.10
26	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	49,362.86
27	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	48,571.02
28	Brazil`BRA`South America	47,820.25
29	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	47,111.77
30	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	45,930.18
31	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45,571.10
32	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	45,544.31
33	Paraguay`PRY`South America	39,341.38
34	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	38,569.03
35	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	34,766.78
36	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	33,898.31
37	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	33,132.51
38	Uruguay`URY`South America	31,361.58
39	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	30,763.99
40	Honduras`HND`Central America	25,078.97
41	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	23,699.07
42	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	22,648.88
43	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	22,456.86
44	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	20,955.54
45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	20,618.11
46	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	19,515.36
47	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	18,860.21
48	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	16,231.17
49	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	14,523.90
50	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	14,240.74
51	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	13,880.44
52	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	13,047.55
53	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	12,861.68
54	United States`USA`Northern America	12,521.38
55	Argentina`ARG`South America	10,591.65
56	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	10,275.68
57	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	10,233.49
58	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	9,723.79
59	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	9,199.56
60	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	9,094.36
61	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	8,135.30
62	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	7,285.32
63	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	6,995.57
64	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	6,418.44
65	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	6,397.84
66	Mexico`MEX`Central America	6,230.12
67	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	6,074.41
68	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	5,106.43
69	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	5,099.93
70	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	5,020.52
71	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	4,573.81
72	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	4,524.02
73	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4,518.06
74	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4,349.21
75	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	4,236.74
76	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4,204.17
77	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3,933.23
78	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3,904.40
79	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	3,828.22
80	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	3,725.64
81	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3,710.42
82	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	3,660.87
83	France`FRA`Western Europe	3,637.70
84	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	3,621.50
85	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	3,488.54
86	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	3,466.83
87	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	3,452.80
88	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	3,344.18
89	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	3,329.35
90	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,240.54
91	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	3,090.99
92	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	3,067.08
93	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	2,999.50
94	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2,989.94
95	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2,902.87
96	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2,896.13
97	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2,755.91
98	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	2,741.27
99	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	2,697.37
100	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	2,677.17
101	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2,672.67
102	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	2,661.52
103	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	2,612.69
104	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2,577.92
105	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2,552.58
106	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2,393.23
107	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,379.35
108	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2,361.65
109	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	2,241.10
110	India`IND`Southern Asia	2,154.49
111	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	2,094.46
112	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1,918.47
113	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,848.05
114	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,844.29
115	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,830.61
116	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1,727.76
117	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,665.14
118	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	1,564.56
119	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,529.89
120	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,520.69
121	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	1,475.06
122	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,369.58
123	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1,339.05
124	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1,338.88
125	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1,221.85
126	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1,218.47
127	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,172.61
128	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	1,151.21
129	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	1,101.10
130	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	985.18
131	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	966.39
132	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	939.03
133	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	823.38
134	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	809.04
135	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	783.57
136	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	696.23
137	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	649.74
138	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	623.56
139	Niger`NER`Western Africa	587.69
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	560.53
141	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	557.71
142	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	420.78
143	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	318.38
144	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	316.64
145	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	279.18
146	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	251.73
147	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	227.66
148	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	216.49
149	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	216.46
150	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	198.10
151	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	187.08
152	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	164.47
153	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	161.17
154	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	23.35
155	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	11.65
156	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.00

02In 1979

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland753,095.44
2Guyana312,961.81
3Suriname262,180.81
4Papua New Guinea261,138.23
5Bhutan226,622.14

Lowest

156Kuwait0.00
155Bahrain11.65
154Egypt23.35
153Malta161.17
152United Arab Emirates164.47

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3,866.31. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031978 → 1979

Since 1978

What changed between 1978 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
155values changed, of 156 in both
7 · 148rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Suriname259,500.61 → 262,180.81+2,680.21
Cambodia23,140.45 → 23,699.07+558.62
New Zealand104,767.40 → 105,178.51+411.12
Grenada2,076.74 → 2,094.46+17.72
Austria7,272.91 → 7,285.32+12.41

Fell most

Bhutan234,427.24 → 226,622.14−7,805.11
Iceland760,500.50 → 753,095.44−7,405.06
Solomon Islands201,325.05 → 194,387.55−6,937.50
Gabon230,581.59 → 224,850.04−5,731.54
Papua New Guinea266,669.86 → 261,138.23−5,531.63

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) (1979). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979 [data set], describing 1979. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1979

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07Questions

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979: questions and answers

Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979?

Iceland, at 753,095.44, of the 156 countries in the file.

What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979 describe?

1979.

How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979 cover?

156.

Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1979?

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