Countries by Internal Freshwater Resources Per Capita

About This Dataset

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).

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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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.