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Table 1. Total Renewable Freshwater Supply By
Country
|
Source:
P.H. Gleick, 1998, "The World's Water 1998-1999" (Island Press,
Washington, DC). |
|
|
Annual Renewable
Water Resources
(km^3/yr)
|
Year of
Estimate
|
Source of
Estimate
|
| Region
and Country |
| AFRICA |
|
Algeria |
14.3
|
1997
|
c,j
|
|
Angola |
184.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Benin |
25.8
|
1994
|
c
|
|
Botswana |
14.7
|
1992
|
c
|
|
Burkina Faso |
17.5
|
1992
|
c
|
|
Burundi |
3.6
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Cameroon |
268.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Cape Verde |
0.3
|
1990
|
c
|
|
Central African Republic |
141.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Chad |
43.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Comoros |
1.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Congo |
832.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Congo, Democratic
Republic (formerly Zaire) |
1,019.0
|
1990
|
c
|
|
Cote D'Ivoire |
77.7
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Djibouti |
0.3
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Egypt |
86.8
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Equatorial Guinea |
30.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Eritrea |
8.8
|
1990
|
c
|
|
Ethiopia |
110.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Gabon |
164.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Gambia |
8.0
|
1982
|
c
|
|
Ghana |
53.0
|
1970
|
c
|
|
Guinea |
226.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Guinea-Bissau |
27.0
|
1991
|
c
|
|
Kenya |
30.2
|
1990
|
c
|
|
Lesotho |
5.2
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Liberia |
232.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Libya |
0.6
|
1997
|
c,j
|
|
Madagascar |
337.0
|
1984
|
c
|
|
Malawi |
18.7
|
1994
|
c
|
|
Mali |
67.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Mauritania |
11.4
|
1997
|
c,j
|
|
Mauritius |
2.2
|
1974
|
c
|
|
Morocco |
30.0
|
1997
|
c,j
|
|
Mozambique |
216.0
|
1992
|
c
|
|
Namibia |
45.5
|
1991
|
c
|
|
Niger |
32.5
|
1988
|
c
|
|
Nigeria |
280.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Rwanda |
6.3
|
1993
|
c
|
|
Senegal |
39.4
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Sierra Leone |
160.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Somalia |
15.7
|
1997
|
j
|
|
South Africa |
50.0
|
1990
|
c
|
|
Sudan |
154.0
|
1997
|
c,j
|
|
Swaziland |
4.5
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Tanzania |
89.0
|
1994
|
c
|
|
Togo |
11.5
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Tunisia |
4.1
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Uganda |
66.0
|
1970
|
c
|
|
Zambia |
116.0
|
1994
|
c
|
|
Zimbabwe |
20.0
|
1987
|
b
|
| NORTH
AND CENTRAL AMERICA |
|
Barbados |
<1
|
1962
|
d
|
|
Belize |
16.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Canada |
2901.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Costa Rica |
95.0
|
1970
|
d
|
|
Cuba |
34.5
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Dominican Republic |
20.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
El Salvador |
19.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Guatemala |
116.0
|
1970
|
d
|
|
Haiti |
11.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Honduras |
83.4
|
1992
|
h
|
|
Jamaica |
8.3
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Mexico |
357.4
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Nicaragua |
175.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Panama |
144.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
5.1
|
1975
|
d
|
|
United States of America |
2478.0
|
1985
|
d
|
| SOUTH
AMERICA |
|
Argentina |
994.0
|
1976
|
d
|
|
Bolivia |
300.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Brazil |
6950.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Chile |
468.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Colombia |
1070.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Ecuador |
314.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Guyana |
241.0
|
1971
|
d
|
|
Paraguay |
314.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Peru |
40.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Suriname |
200.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Uruguay |
124.0
|
1965
|
d
|
|
Venezuela |
1317.0
|
1970
|
d
|
| ASIA |
|
Afghanistan |
65.0
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Bahrain |
0.1
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Bangladesh |
2357.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Bhutan |
95.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Cambodia |
498.1
|
1987
|
b
|
|
China |
2800.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Cyprus |
0.9
|
1997
|
d,j
|
|
India |
2085.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Indonesia |
2530.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Iran |
137.5
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Iraq |
96.4
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Israel |
2.2
|
1986
|
d
|
|
Japan |
547.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Jordan |
0.9
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Korea DPR |
67.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Korea Rep |
66.0
|
1992
|
h
|
|
Kuwait |
0.0
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Laos |
270.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Lebanon |
4.8
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Malaysia |
456.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Mongolia |
24.6
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Myanmar |
1082.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Nepal |
170.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Oman |
1.0
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Pakistan |
429.4
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Philippines |
323.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Qatar |
0.1
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Saudi Arabia |
2.4
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Singapore |
0.6
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Sri Lanka |
43.2
|
1970
|
d
|
|
Syria |
46.1
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Thailand |
179.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Turkey |
200.7
|
1997
|
j
|
|
United Arab Emirates |
0.2
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Vietnam |
376.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Yemen |
4.1
|
1997
|
j
|
| EUROPE |
|
Albania |
21.3
|
1970
|
d
|
|
Austria |
90.3
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Belgium |
12.5
|
1980
|
e
|
|
Bulgaria |
205.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Czech Republic |
58.2
|
1990
|
h
|
|
Denmark |
13.0
|
1977
|
e
|
|
Finland |
113.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
France |
198.0
|
1990
|
i
|
|
Germany |
171.0
|
1991
|
i
|
|
Greece |
58.7
|
1980
|
e
|
|
Hungary |
120.0
|
1991
|
i
|
|
Iceland |
170.0
|
1987
|
d
|
|
Ireland |
50.0
|
1972
|
e
|
|
Italy |
167.0
|
1990
|
h
|
|
Luxembourg |
5.0
|
1976
|
e
|
|
Malta |
0.0
|
1997
|
j
|
|
Netherlands |
90.0
|
1980
|
e
|
|
Norway |
392.0
|
1991
|
i
|
|
Poland |
56.2
|
1980
|
e
|
|
Portugal |
69.6
|
1990
|
h
|
|
Romania |
208.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Slovakia |
30.8
|
1990
|
h
|
|
Spain |
111.3
|
1985
|
e
|
|
Sweden |
180.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Switzerland |
50.0
|
1985
|
d
|
|
United Kingdom |
120.0
|
1980
|
e
|
|
Yugoslavia |
265.0
|
1980
|
d
|
|
Russia |
4498.0
|
1997
|
g,k
|
|
Armenia |
10.5
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Azerbaidzhan |
30.3
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Belarus |
58.0
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Estonia |
12.8
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Georgia |
63.3
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Kazakhstan |
109.6
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Kyrgyzstan |
20.6
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Latvia |
35.4
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Lithuania |
24.9
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Moldavia |
11.7
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Tadjikistan |
16.0
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Turkmenistan |
24.7
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Ukraine |
139.5
|
1997
|
k
|
|
Uzbekistan |
50.4
|
1997
|
k
|
| OCEANIA |
|
Australia |
343.0
|
1975
|
d
|
|
Fiji |
28.6
|
1987
|
b
|
|
New Zealand |
327.0
|
1991
|
h
|
|
Papua New Guinea |
801.0
|
1987
|
b
|
|
Solomon Islands |
44.7
|
1987
|
b
|
Notes: Compiled by P.H. Gleick, Pacific Institute.
a Total natural renewable surface and groundwater. Typically
includes flows from other countries. (FAO: "Natural total renewable
water resources.")
b Estimates from Belyaev, Institute of Geography, USSR
(1987).
c Estimates from FAO (1995) "Water Resources of African
Countries." Rome.
d Estimates from WRI (1994). See this source for original
data source
e Estimates from Margat (1989), Water International 14
as cited in Gleick 1993, Table A11.
f Estimates from Shahin (1989), Water International 14
as cited in Gleick 1993, Table A17.
g Estimates from Goscomstat, USSR, 1989 as cited in Gleick
1993, Table A16.
h World Resources Institute 1996 "World Resources"
Oxford Univ. Press.
i New ECE Environmental Statistical Database. j
Estimates from FAO (1997) "Water Resources of the Near East Region:
A Review." Rome.
Estimates from FAO (1997) "Irrigation in the Countries
of the Former Soviet Union in Figures." Rome.
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