North America - Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita

Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters)

The value for Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) in North America was 15,576 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 27,628 in 1962 and a minimum value of 15,576 in 2018.

Definition: Renewable internal freshwater resources flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country. Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita are calculated using the World Bank's population estimates.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, AQUASTAT data.

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Year Value
1962 27,628
1967 25,867
1972 24,419
1977 23,233
1982 22,073
1987 21,091
1992 19,896
1997 18,733
2002 17,769
2007 16,964
2012 16,260
2017 15,672
2018 15,576

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Freshwater