Countries by Total Renewable Freshwater Resources

About This Dataset

Countries ranked by total internal renewable freshwater resources in cubic kilometres per year, encompassing surface water and groundwater replenished by precipitation, according to FAO AQUASTAT database. Brazil possesses the world's largest renewable freshwater resources — holding approximately 8,233 km³ per year, driven by the Amazon River basin which carries roughly 20% of all freshwater discharged into the world's oceans from a single river system. This extraordinary hydrological wealth sits in sharp contrast to Brazil's persistent water governance challenges, particularly in the drought-prone semi-arid northeast where the Caatinga region experiences chronic water scarcity despite the nation's aggregate abundance, illustrating that total resource endowment and equitable distribution are entirely separate problems.

Analysis

The top three in Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year) are Brazil (8,233), Russia (4,508) and United States (3,069). The 8 entries cover a range of 6,320, from 8,233 down to 1,913. Most of that gap is between first and second alone (3,725 of 6,320); the other 7 are separated by just 2,595. The other 6 are bunched between 1,913 and 3,069.

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Brazil leads in Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year) with 8,233.

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Average Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year): 3,452 · median: 2,871.

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Gap: Brazil is 4.3× larger than Peru.

Countries by Total Renewable Freshwater Resources

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8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

8,233

Brazil

Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year) · All Time

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Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year)

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Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 8 observations
Measure: Renewable Freshwater Resources (km³/year)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value.