Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita

Source: Wikipedia

Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita

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Iceland leads in Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person) with 519.

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Average Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person): 155 · median: 77.

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Gap: Iceland is 18.5× larger than Brazil.

About This Dataset

Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita

Countries ranked by total internal renewable freshwater resources per person per year, measured in thousands of cubic metres per capita. Iceland leads the world in freshwater availability per person by an enormous margin — with glaciers, rivers, and rainfall generating approximately 519,000 cubic metres per person annually, compared to global averages of around 6,000 cubic metres and severe scarcity thresholds of just 1,000 cubic metres per person.

Analysis

Iceland (519), Guyana (316) and Papua New Guinea (121) take the top three in Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person). Values run from 519 at the top to 28 at the bottom, a spread of 491. First and second are separated by 203, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Only 2 of the 8 reach even half the leader's figure (259.5 or more).

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

519

Iceland

Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person) · All Time

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Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person)

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/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.

Rankings & Full Data

8 records · Freshwater Per Capita (Thousand m3/person) · ranked by All Time

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#	Category	All Time
🥇	Iceland	519
🥈	Guyana	316
🥉	Papua New Guinea	121
4	New Zealand	78
5	Canada	76
6	Norway	73
7	Russia	30
8	Brazil	28

Data Sources & References

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1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_resources_by_country Visit ↗

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