Data for 2013
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013
2013, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013 covers 183 countries. Iceland is highest, at 525,073.819; Kuwait is lowest, at 0.000. The middle country reads 2,645.142. Against 2012, 182 values changed (27 up, 155 down), the same countries are covered.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita · Data for 2013
HighestIceland
525,073.819LowestKuwait
0.000Shaded 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, 2013, 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 183 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISLNorthern Europe | 525,073.819 |
| 2 | GUYSouth America | 321,324.336 |
| 3 | SURSouth America | 173,983.340 |
| 4 | BTNSouthern Asia | 107,545.710 |
| 5 | PNGMelanesia | 96,474.664 |
| 6 | GABMiddle Africa | 85,726.577 |
| 7 | CANNorthern America | 81,240.576 |
| 8 | NORNorthern Europe | 75,202.431 |
| 9 | SLBMelanesia | 75,132.995 |
| 10 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 73,613.831 |
| 11 | PERSouth America | 55,034.022 |
| 12 | CHLSouth America | 50,036.733 |
| 13 | COLSouth America | 46,477.278 |
| 14 | COGMiddle Africa | 45,706.295 |
| 15 | LBRWestern Africa | 44,740.337 |
| 16 | BLZCentral America | 44,668.601 |
| 17 | VUTMelanesia | 39,295.510 |
| 18 | PANCentral America | 35,709.347 |
| 19 | FJIMelanesia | 31,156.150 |
| 20 | CAFMiddle Africa | 30,372.097 |
| 21 | RUSEastern Europe | 29,984.916 |
| 22 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 28,798.807 |
| 23 | BRASouth America | 28,522.010 |
| 24 | BOLSouth America | 28,410.665 |
| 25 | ECUSouth America | 27,987.374 |
| 26 | URYSouth America | 27,560.751 |
| 27 | VENSouth America | 26,912.098 |
| 28 | NICCentral America | 26,105.288 |
| 29 | CRICentral America | 23,960.237 |
| 30 | SLEWestern Africa | 23,830.620 |
| 31 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 21,272.797 |
| 32 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 20,671.106 |
| 33 | GINWestern Africa | 20,193.224 |
| 34 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 19,951.193 |
| 35 | FINNorthern Europe | 19,672.835 |
| 36 | PRYSouth America | 19,557.221 |
| 37 | GNQMiddle Africa | 19,313.365 |
| 38 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 19,221.678 |
| 39 | SWENorthern Europe | 17,811.797 |
| 40 | GEOWestern Asia | 15,636.146 |
| 41 | MDGEastern Africa | 13,978.014 |
| 42 | CMRMiddle Africa | 12,755.593 |
| 43 | MNGEastern Asia | 12,004.094 |
| 44 | CODMiddle Africa | 11,875.012 |
| 45 | STPMiddle Africa | 11,286.682 |
| 46 | IRLNorthern Europe | 10,597.308 |
| 47 | HNDCentral America | 10,198.804 |
| 48 | BIHSouthern Europe | 9,831.456 |
| 49 | ESTNorthern Europe | 9,643.421 |
| 50 | ALBSouthern Europe | 9,549.498 |
| 51 | GNBWestern Africa | 9,434.112 |
| 52 | SVNSouthern Europe | 9,063.314 |
| 53 | HRVSouthern Europe | 8,904.274 |
| 54 | USANorthern America | 8,897.272 |
| 55 | KGZCentral Asia | 8,469.574 |
| 56 | LVANorthern Europe | 8,416.777 |
| 57 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 7,949.792 |
| 58 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 7,890.094 |
| 59 | TJKCentral Asia | 7,723.273 |
| 60 | NPLSouthern Asia | 7,183.763 |
| 61 | GTMCentral America | 7,096.745 |
| 62 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7,089.873 |
| 63 | ARGSouth America | 6,857.284 |
| 64 | AUTWestern Europe | 6,485.984 |
| 65 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5,656.277 |
| 66 | GRCSouthern Europe | 5,289.456 |
| 67 | LTUNorthern Europe | 5,220.768 |
| 68 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5,208.131 |
| 69 | CHEWestern Europe | 4,994.223 |
| 70 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4,692.567 |
| 71 | ANDSouthern Europe | 4,197.143 |
| 72 | MOZEastern Africa | 4,003.735 |
| 73 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3,968.286 |
| 74 | JAMCaribbean | 3,888.009 |
| 75 | KAZCentral Asia | 3,665.309 |
| 76 | PRTSouthern Europe | 3,633.827 |
| 77 | BLREastern Europe | 3,600.470 |
| 78 | MEXCentral America | 3,456.039 |
| 79 | MLIWestern Africa | 3,436.502 |
| 80 | JPNEastern Asia | 3,374.004 |
| 81 | CUBCaribbean | 3,373.999 |
| 82 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 3,214.398 |
| 83 | CIVWestern Africa | 3,209.721 |
| 84 | FRAWestern Europe | 3,030.398 |
| 85 | ITASouthern Europe | 3,025.951 |
| 86 | TURWestern Asia | 2,981.052 |
| 87 | BGREastern Europe | 2,932.959 |
| 88 | DMACaribbean | 2,868.823 |
| 89 | TTOCaribbean | 2,864.481 |
| 90 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2,808.527 |
| 91 | NAMSouthern Africa | 2,734.729 |
| 92 | PRKEastern Asia | 2,645.142 |
| 93 | LKASouthern Asia | 2,564.974 |
| 94 | SLVCentral America | 2,546.084 |
| 95 | LSOSouthern Africa | 2,543.151 |
| 96 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2,386.051 |
| 97 | SWZSouthern Africa | 2,336.304 |
| 98 | SSDEastern Africa | 2,328.440 |
| 99 | SVKEastern Europe | 2,327.561 |
| 100 | DOMCaribbean | 2,305.315 |
| 101 | ARMWestern Asia | 2,269.689 |
| 102 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2,260.750 |
| 103 | MUSEastern Africa | 2,185.194 |
| 104 | ROUEastern Europe | 2,120.729 |
| 105 | CHNEastern Asia | 2,063.393 |
| 106 | PRICaribbean | 1,955.154 |
| 107 | SENWestern Africa | 1,881.722 |
| 108 | BHSCaribbean | 1,847.195 |
| 109 | LUXWestern Europe | 1,840.400 |
| 110 | GRDCaribbean | 1,762.316 |
| 111 | LCACaribbean | 1,730.413 |
| 112 | COMEastern Africa | 1,723.662 |
| 113 | TZAEastern Africa | 1,720.461 |
| 114 | TGOWestern Africa | 1,691.463 |
| 115 | IRNSouthern Asia | 1,597.967 |
| 116 | AFGSouthern Asia | 1,491.017 |
| 117 | GMBWestern Africa | 1,425.978 |
| 118 | POLEastern Europe | 1,409.036 |
| 119 | DEUWestern Europe | 1,326.793 |
| 120 | KOREastern Asia | 1,285.969 |
| 121 | HTICaribbean | 1,272.407 |
| 122 | CZEEastern Europe | 1,250.681 |
| 123 | ETHEastern Africa | 1,239.349 |
| 124 | NGAWestern Africa | 1,220.661 |
| 125 | UKREastern Europe | 1,194.534 |
| 126 | SRBSouthern Europe | 1,173.088 |
| 127 | BWASouthern Africa | 1,121.138 |
| 128 | INDSouthern Asia | 1,115.888 |
| 129 | GHAWestern Africa | 1,106.397 |
| 130 | UGAEastern Africa | 1,103.658 |
| 131 | TCDMiddle Africa | 1,095.604 |
| 132 | BELWestern Europe | 1,075.326 |
| 133 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1,068.579 |
| 134 | MWIEastern Africa | 998.650 |
| 135 | IRQWestern Asia | 997.676 |
| 136 | BDIEastern Africa | 963.662 |
| 137 | BENWestern Africa | 961.823 |
| 138 | NRUMicronesia | 950.841 |
| 139 | VCTCaribbean | 924.770 |
| 140 | ERIEastern Africa | 910.759 |
| 141 | ZWEEastern Africa | 874.851 |
| 142 | AZEWestern Asia | 861.758 |
| 143 | MARNorthern Africa | 858.304 |
| 144 | RWAEastern Africa | 856.370 |
| 145 | LBNWestern Asia | 835.737 |
| 146 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 819.330 |
| 147 | BFAWestern Africa | 706.398 |
| 148 | BGDSouthern Asia | 670.789 |
| 149 | CYPWestern Asia | 658.842 |
| 150 | NLDWestern Europe | 654.589 |
| 151 | HUNEastern Europe | 607.734 |
| 152 | ATGCaribbean | 590.480 |
| 153 | CPVWestern Africa | 585.680 |
| 154 | MDAEastern Europe | 566.521 |
| 155 | UZBCentral Asia | 549.723 |
| 156 | KNACaribbean | 509.890 |
| 157 | SOMEastern Africa | 466.215 |
| 158 | KENEastern Africa | 460.135 |
| 159 | TUNNorthern Africa | 376.525 |
| 160 | OMNWestern Asia | 365.162 |
| 161 | SYRWestern Asia | 329.165 |
| 162 | DJIEastern Africa | 304.623 |
| 163 | DZANorthern Africa | 292.783 |
| 164 | BRBCaribbean | 288.117 |
| 165 | PAKSouthern Asia | 260.572 |
| 166 | TKMCentral Asia | 236.558 |
| 167 | PSEWestern Asia | 199.180 |
| 168 | NERWestern Africa | 188.986 |
| 169 | MLTSouthern Europe | 118.877 |
| 170 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 111.128 |
| 171 | LBYNorthern Africa | 111.030 |
| 172 | MRTWestern Africa | 107.115 |
| 173 | SDNNorthern Africa | 105.860 |
| 174 | ISRWestern Asia | 93.058 |
| 175 | SAUWestern Asia | 86.881 |
| 176 | JORWestern Asia | 85.337 |
| 177 | MDVSouthern Asia | 74.987 |
| 178 | YEMWestern Asia | 71.641 |
| 179 | QATWestern Asia | 29.221 |
| 180 | AREWestern Asia | 19.498 |
| 181 | EGYNorthern Africa | 10.489 |
| 182 | BHRWestern Asia | 3.192 |
| 183 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.000 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Iceland525,073.819
- 2
Guyana321,324.336
- 3
Suriname173,983.340
- 4
Bhutan107,545.710
- 5
Papua New Guinea96,474.664
Lowest
- 183
Kuwait0.000
- 182
Bahrain3.192
- 181
Egypt10.489
- 180
United Arab Emirates19.498
- 179
Qatar29.221
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 2,645.142. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 182values changed, of 183 in both
- 27 · 155rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
Bosnia and Herzegovina9,672.727 → 9,831.456+158.729
Albania9,403.267 → 9,549.498+146.231
Latvia8,327.111 → 8,416.777+89.666
Andorra4,107.557 → 4,197.143+89.587
Sri Lanka2,494.159 → 2,564.974+70.815
Fell most
Iceland530,063.982 → 525,073.819−4,990.163
Gabon88,797.973 → 85,726.577−3,071.396
Solomon Islands77,928.055 → 75,132.995−2,795.060
Papua New Guinea99,116.612 → 96,474.664−2,641.948
Suriname175,958.396 → 173,983.340−1,975.056
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
Read before you use
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 2013.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 183 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2013). Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/freshwater-per-capita/2013
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07Questions
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest renewable freshwater per person in Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013?
Iceland, at 525,073.819, of the 183 countries in the file.
What year does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013 cover?
183.
Where can I download Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2013?
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, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, 2022.