Data for 1992
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992
1992, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992 covers 176 countries. Iceland is highest, at 651,198.78; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.00. The middle country reads 3,185.85. Against 1991, 156 values changed (9 up, 147 down), 19 countries joined.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1992
HighestIceland
651,198.78LowestKuwait
0.00Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 176 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISLNorthern Europe | 651,198.78 |
| 2 | GUYSouth America | 321,371.47 |
| 3 | SURSouth America | 237,075.21 |
| 4 | PNGMelanesia | 192,238.51 |
| 5 | BTNSouthern Asia | 164,424.15 |
| 6 | GABMiddle Africa | 157,938.33 |
| 7 | SLBMelanesia | 126,914.72 |
| 8 | CANNorthern America | 100,453.75 |
| 9 | LBRWestern Africa | 96,503.63 |
| 10 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 92,589.97 |
| 11 | NORNorthern Europe | 89,119.05 |
| 12 | COGMiddle Africa | 88,113.94 |
| 13 | BLZCentral America | 79,902.40 |
| 14 | PERSouth America | 71,514.67 |
| 15 | VUTMelanesia | 64,264.05 |
| 16 | CHLSouth America | 63,739.79 |
| 17 | COLSouth America | 63,535.66 |
| 18 | PANCentral America | 53,331.54 |
| 19 | GNQMiddle Africa | 50,903.54 |
| 20 | CAFMiddle Africa | 46,096.04 |
| 21 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 41,757.63 |
| 22 | BOLSouth America | 40,846.07 |
| 23 | ECUSouth America | 40,475.28 |
| 24 | VENSouth America | 38,737.41 |
| 25 | SLEWestern Africa | 38,402.77 |
| 26 | BRASouth America | 36,694.20 |
| 27 | FJIMelanesia | 36,353.40 |
| 28 | NICCentral America | 35,852.44 |
| 29 | CRICentral America | 34,406.55 |
| 30 | GINWestern Africa | 32,685.57 |
| 31 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 31,500.26 |
| 32 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 30,794.43 |
| 33 | URYSouth America | 29,365.84 |
| 34 | RUSEastern Europe | 29,029.57 |
| 35 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 28,148.65 |
| 36 | PRYSouth America | 27,506.11 |
| 37 | MDGEastern Africa | 26,326.34 |
| 38 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 24,488.20 |
| 39 | CODMiddle Africa | 22,942.26 |
| 40 | CMRMiddle Africa | 22,737.96 |
| 41 | FINNorthern Europe | 21,221.77 |
| 42 | SWENorthern Europe | 19,727.58 |
| 43 | HNDCentral America | 17,198.37 |
| 44 | STPMiddle Africa | 17,016.63 |
| 45 | MNGEastern Asia | 16,053.22 |
| 46 | GNBWestern Africa | 15,619.57 |
| 47 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 14,864.88 |
| 48 | IRLNorthern Europe | 13,770.12 |
| 49 | GEOWestern Asia | 11,927.77 |
| 50 | AGOMiddle Africa | 11,912.70 |
| 51 | GTMCentral America | 11,467.86 |
| 52 | TJKCentral Asia | 11,233.05 |
| 53 | USANorthern America | 10,985.76 |
| 54 | KGZCentral Asia | 10,836.25 |
| 55 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 10,622.29 |
| 56 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 10,277.51 |
| 57 | ZMBEastern Africa | 9,808.38 |
| 58 | NPLSouthern Asia | 9,616.83 |
| 59 | SVNSouthern Europe | 9,351.37 |
| 60 | ARGSouth America | 8,666.35 |
| 61 | BIHSouthern Europe | 8,383.29 |
| 62 | ESTNorthern Europe | 8,290.44 |
| 63 | ALBSouthern Europe | 8,284.47 |
| 64 | HRVSouthern Europe | 8,238.96 |
| 65 | MOZEastern Africa | 7,367.79 |
| 66 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 7,265.71 |
| 67 | AUTWestern Europe | 7,014.67 |
| 68 | LVANorthern Europe | 6,479.65 |
| 69 | MLIWestern Africa | 6,280.39 |
| 70 | CHEWestern Europe | 5,876.05 |
| 71 | CIVWestern Africa | 5,821.08 |
| 72 | GRCSouthern Europe | 5,577.43 |
| 73 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 5,265.43 |
| 74 | ANDSouthern Europe | 5,242.52 |
| 75 | MEXCentral America | 4,753.34 |
| 76 | JAMCaribbean | 4,463.64 |
| 77 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4,215.36 |
| 78 | LTUNorthern Europe | 4,178.25 |
| 79 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 3,971.60 |
| 80 | TURWestern Asia | 3,914.46 |
| 81 | PRTSouthern Europe | 3,818.14 |
| 82 | KAZCentral Asia | 3,712.65 |
| 83 | AFGSouthern Asia | 3,550.73 |
| 84 | CUBCaribbean | 3,534.28 |
| 85 | JPNEastern Asia | 3,455.90 |
| 86 | FRAWestern Europe | 3,398.67 |
| 87 | BLREastern Europe | 3,327.96 |
| 88 | ITASouthern Europe | 3,213.19 |
| 89 | SENWestern Africa | 3,158.52 |
| 90 | DOMCaribbean | 3,155.43 |
| 91 | LKASouthern Asia | 3,154.26 |
| 92 | PRKEastern Asia | 3,080.33 |
| 93 | TZAEastern Africa | 3,059.26 |
| 94 | TTOCaribbean | 3,019.64 |
| 95 | TGOWestern Africa | 2,924.29 |
| 96 | DMACaribbean | 2,884.96 |
| 97 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2,839.80 |
| 98 | SWZSouthern Africa | 2,798.34 |
| 99 | SLVCentral America | 2,798.26 |
| 100 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2,791.90 |
| 101 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2,656.80 |
| 102 | GMBWestern Africa | 2,618.76 |
| 103 | COMEastern Africa | 2,580.02 |
| 104 | LUXWestern Europe | 2,549.88 |
| 105 | MUSEastern Africa | 2,536.79 |
| 106 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2,518.22 |
| 107 | BGREastern Europe | 2,458.97 |
| 108 | BHSCaribbean | 2,448.18 |
| 109 | CHNEastern Asia | 2,414.57 |
| 110 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2,316.73 |
| 111 | NGAWestern Africa | 2,158.78 |
| 112 | LCACaribbean | 2,118.39 |
| 113 | IRNSouthern Asia | 2,100.19 |
| 114 | UGAEastern Africa | 2,076.12 |
| 115 | PRICaribbean | 1,980.38 |
| 116 | GRDCaribbean | 1,968.47 |
| 117 | IRQWestern Asia | 1,923.41 |
| 118 | ARMWestern Asia | 1,920.29 |
| 119 | GHAWestern Africa | 1,872.12 |
| 120 | ROUEastern Europe | 1,859.24 |
| 121 | BENWestern Africa | 1,833.44 |
| 122 | HTICaribbean | 1,822.58 |
| 123 | BWASouthern Africa | 1,739.09 |
| 124 | BDIEastern Africa | 1,717.19 |
| 125 | INDSouthern Asia | 1,601.41 |
| 126 | MWIEastern Africa | 1,592.49 |
| 127 | KOREastern Asia | 1,482.35 |
| 128 | POLEastern Europe | 1,397.16 |
| 129 | DEUWestern Europe | 1,327.14 |
| 130 | BFAWestern Africa | 1,298.12 |
| 131 | LBNWestern Asia | 1,280.90 |
| 132 | RWAEastern Africa | 1,236.45 |
| 133 | BELWestern Europe | 1,194.61 |
| 134 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1,160.23 |
| 135 | MARNorthern Africa | 1,150.22 |
| 136 | ZWEEastern Africa | 1,145.51 |
| 137 | AZEWestern Asia | 1,099.29 |
| 138 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 1,055.52 |
| 139 | UKREastern Europe | 1,053.06 |
| 140 | NRUMicronesia | 997.90 |
| 141 | CYPWestern Asia | 962.56 |
| 142 | SOMEastern Africa | 923.77 |
| 143 | BGDSouthern Asia | 905.55 |
| 144 | VCTCaribbean | 888.82 |
| 145 | KENEastern Africa | 848.97 |
| 146 | ATGCaribbean | 807.40 |
| 147 | CPVWestern Africa | 762.55 |
| 148 | UZBCentral Asia | 760.53 |
| 149 | NLDWestern Europe | 724.44 |
| 150 | OMNWestern Asia | 722.31 |
| 151 | KNACaribbean | 589.46 |
| 152 | HUNEastern Europe | 578.63 |
| 153 | MDAEastern Europe | 543.45 |
| 154 | SYRWestern Asia | 532.81 |
| 155 | TUNNorthern Africa | 483.16 |
| 156 | DJIEastern Africa | 479.23 |
| 157 | PAKSouthern Asia | 445.18 |
| 158 | DZANorthern Africa | 422.37 |
| 159 | NERWestern Africa | 396.93 |
| 160 | PSEWestern Asia | 375.30 |
| 161 | TKMCentral Asia | 356.18 |
| 162 | BRBCaribbean | 307.38 |
| 163 | SAUWestern Asia | 205.36 |
| 164 | MRTWestern Africa | 191.56 |
| 165 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 185.72 |
| 166 | JORWestern Asia | 165.23 |
| 167 | LBYNorthern Africa | 150.85 |
| 168 | ISRWestern Asia | 146.40 |
| 169 | YEMWestern Asia | 140.10 |
| 170 | MLTSouthern Europe | 137.37 |
| 171 | MDVSouthern Asia | 125.76 |
| 172 | QATWestern Asia | 119.24 |
| 173 | AREWestern Asia | 70.93 |
| 174 | EGYNorthern Africa | 16.27 |
| 175 | BHRWestern Asia | 7.75 |
| 176 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.00 |
02In 1992
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Iceland651,198.78
- 2
Guyana321,371.47
- 3
Suriname237,075.21
- 4
Papua New Guinea192,238.51
- 5
Bhutan164,424.15
Lowest
- 176
Kuwait0.00
- 175
Bahrain7.75
- 174
Egypt16.27
- 173
United Arab Emirates70.93
- 172
Qatar119.24
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 3,185.85. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031991 → 1992
Since 1991
What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +19 / −0countries joined / left
- 156values changed, of 157 in both
- 9 · 147rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Bhutan158,390.35 → 164,424.15+6,033.80
Sierra Leone37,680.16 → 38,402.77+722.62
Albania8,234.38 → 8,284.47+50.09
Somalia880.57 → 923.77+43.20
Bulgaria2,432.70 → 2,458.97+26.26
Fell most
Iceland659,433.59 → 651,198.78−8,234.80
Papua New Guinea199,162.72 → 192,238.51−6,924.21
Liberia102,222.42 → 96,503.63−5,718.79
Gabon162,244.84 → 157,938.33−4,306.51
Solomon Islands130,801.96 → 126,914.72−3,887.24
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.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1992.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1992). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1992
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07Questions
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992: questions and answers
Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992?
Iceland, at 651,198.78, of the 176 countries in the file.
What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992 describe?
1992.
How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992 cover?
176.
Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1992 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2022.