Data for 1999

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999

Name: Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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1999, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999 covers 180 countries. Iceland is highest, at 612,875.4; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.0. The middle country reads 2,819.2. Against 1998, 179 values changed (19 up, 160 down), the same countries are covered.

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Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 1999

HighestIceland

612,875.4

LowestKuwait

0.0

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

180countries
1measure
1999the year it describes
180distinct 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, 1999, 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, 1999: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	612,875.4
2	Guyana`GUY`South America	315,245.7
3	Suriname`SUR`South America	212,029.6
4	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	149,738.3
5	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	139,036.9
6	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	131,937.2
7	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	103,832.8
8	Canada`CAN`Northern America	93,746.0
9	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	85,613.5
10	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	85,265.1
11	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	73,197.9
12	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	70,879.7
13	Belize`BLZ`Central America	65,477.0
14	Peru`PER`South America	62,665.9
15	Chile`CHL`South America	57,770.2
16	Colombia`COL`South America	55,779.7
17	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	54,930.6
18	Panama`PAN`Central America	46,276.5
19	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	38,968.0
20	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	37,807.2
21	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	37,053.8
22	Bolivia`BOL`South America	35,875.5
23	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	35,650.2
24	Ecuador`ECU`South America	35,474.9
25	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	34,322.0
26	Venezuela`VEN`South America	33,448.9
27	Brazil`BRA`South America	32,981.5
28	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	31,532.0
29	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	29,290.5
30	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	29,258.7
31	Uruguay`URY`South America	28,334.2
32	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	27,343.8
33	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	26,611.5
34	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	26,153.2
35	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	25,851.9
36	Paraguay`PRY`South America	23,385.3
37	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	22,390.1
38	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	21,061.8
39	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	20,714.5
40	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	19,304.9
41	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	18,795.0
42	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	18,400.0
43	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	15,304.5
44	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	14,765.7
45	Honduras`HND`Central America	14,164.6
46	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	13,983.0
47	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	13,220.9
48	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	13,050.0
49	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	10,221.7
50	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	10,108.6
51	United States`USA`Northern America	10,098.9
52	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	9,841.9
53	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	9,832.3
54	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	9,559.7
55	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	9,477.3
56	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	9,446.5
57	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	9,414.8
58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	9,142.3
59	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	8,652.9
60	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	8,595.0
61	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	8,354.4
62	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	8,234.1
63	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	8,215.5
64	Argentina`ARG`South America	7,935.9
65	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	7,086.4
66	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	6,881.6
67	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	6,160.5
68	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	5,655.6
69	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	5,655.1
70	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	5,389.5
71	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	5,344.1
72	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	4,802.9
73	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	4,711.4
74	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	4,463.3
75	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	4,386.8
76	Mexico`MEX`Central America	4,211.5
77	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	4,179.1
78	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	4,163.5
79	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	3,719.0
80	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	3,603.7
81	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	3,514.4
82	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	3,467.7
83	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	3,442.8
84	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	3,395.7
85	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	3,390.9
86	France`FRA`Western Europe	3,305.7
87	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	3,206.5
88	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2,920.8
89	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	2,904.0
90	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	2,851.4
91	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2,787.1
92	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	2,782.3
93	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	2,753.4
94	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	2,677.1
95	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	2,651.4
96	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	2,642.9
97	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	2,610.8
98	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	2,561.2
99	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2,557.7
100	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	2,522.5
101	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	2,470.9
102	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	2,464.8
103	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2,370.8
104	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2,340.7
105	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	2,335.1
106	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	2,323.0
107	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	2,281.9
108	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	2,245.4
109	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	2,190.1
110	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2,165.6
111	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	2,119.0
112	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	1,963.5
113	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1,914.5
114	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	1,885.9
115	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1,873.9
116	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	1,868.4
117	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	1,866.2
118	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	1,824.2
119	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1,796.1
120	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	1,676.9
121	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	1,595.7
122	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1,587.5
123	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	1,582.3
124	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1,489.2
125	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1,470.8
126	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1,461.6
127	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	1,460.9
128	India`IND`Southern Asia	1,392.8
129	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	1,391.1
130	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	1,386.4
131	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	1,303.3
132	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1,278.7
133	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	1,265.4
134	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	1,173.4
135	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	1,165.9
136	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1,128.0
137	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	1,127.4
138	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1,102.5
139	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1,079.9
140	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1,040.4
141	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	1,034.7
142	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	1,016.6
143	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	981.6
144	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	958.7
145	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	882.1
146	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	837.6
147	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	794.8
148	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	706.5
149	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	705.9
150	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	696.2
151	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	695.7
152	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	671.9
153	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	667.6
154	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	621.4
155	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	586.1
156	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	552.8
157	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	538.1
158	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	439.5
159	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	434.4
160	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	414.2
161	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	369.1
162	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	365.3
163	Niger`NER`Western Africa	314.8
164	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	312.8
165	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	304.7
166	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	285.1
167	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	157.4
168	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	155.1
169	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	151.6
170	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	134.2
171	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	130.3
172	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	129.3
173	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	122.4
174	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	110.4
175	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	108.1
176	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	91.4
177	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	45.9
178	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	14.0
179	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	6.4
180	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.0

02In 1999

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Iceland612,875.4
2Guyana315,245.7
3Suriname212,029.6
4Papua New Guinea149,738.3
5Bhutan139,036.9

Lowest

180Kuwait0.0
179Bahrain6.4
178Egypt14.0
177United Arab Emirates45.9
176Qatar91.4

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,819.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
179values changed, of 180 in both
19 · 160rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Timor-Leste8,715.9 → 9,841.9+1,126.0
Georgia13,698.3 → 13,983.0+284.7
Russia29,200.1 → 29,290.5+90.4
Latvia7,029.0 → 7,086.4+57.4
Albania8,598.3 → 8,652.9+54.6

Fell most

Iceland620,331.5 → 612,875.4−7,456.1
Papua New Guinea155,040.6 → 149,738.3−5,302.3
Suriname216,437.9 → 212,029.6−4,408.3
Liberia74,902.9 → 70,879.7−4,023.2
Gabon135,343.0 → 131,937.2−3,405.9

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.

How values are stored

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 1999.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 180 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (1999). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/1999

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07Questions

Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999: questions and answers

Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999?

Iceland, at 612,875.4, of the 180 countries in the file.

What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999 describe?

1999.

How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999 cover?

180.

Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 1999?

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