Countries with the Most Freshwater Per Person 2022
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Iceland leads in Renewable Freshwater (m3 per Person) with 445,023 in 2022.
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Average Renewable Freshwater (m3 per Person) in 2022: 88,969 · median: 53,125.
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Gap in 2022: Iceland is 14.9× larger than Russia.
About This Dataset
Countries with the Most Freshwater Per Person 2022
Countries ranked by renewable freshwater (m3 per person) in 2022, using World Bank figures for the 181 countries that reported that year. Iceland leads on 445,023, ahead of Guyana (293,317) and Suriname (158,867). Internal renewable freshwater resources per person, counting rainfall and rivers generated inside the country. Small populations in wet regions dominate this measure.
Analysis
Iceland (445,023), Guyana (293,317) and Suriname (158,867) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 445,023 down to 29,895, a spread of 415,128. Iceland is 1.52 times Guyana, the country in second place. 2 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 222,512 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 181 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.
Data Insights
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Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 20 entities · 2022 · 20 observations
- Measure
- Renewable Freshwater (m3 per Person)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2022.
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