Renewable internal freshwater divided by the people who depend on it, in cubic metres per person. This is the scarcity spine. Ranked from least to most, and read against the Falkenmark thresholds: below 1,700 is water stress, below 1,000 scarcity, below 500 absolute scarcity. It reorders the total-volume list completely.
180 countries · source: FAO AQUASTAT · years 2021–2022 · open this measure in the console →
| # | Country | Region | m³/person | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0 | 2022 |
| 2 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.6 | 2022 |
| 3 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8.9 | 2022 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.9 | 2022 |
| 5 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21.1 | 2022 |
| 6 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 54.9 | 2022 |
| 7 | Maldives | South Asia | 57.2 | 2022 |
| 8 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 60.6 | 2022 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 74.6 | 2022 |
| 10 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 80.0 | 2021 |
| 11 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 81.0 | 2022 |
| 12 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 82.0 | 2022 |
| 13 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 95.1 | 2022 |
| 14 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 96.9 | 2022 |
| 15 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 106 | 2022 |
| 16 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | 138 | 2022 |
| 17 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 165 | 2021 |
| 18 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 194 | 2022 |
| 19 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 226 | 2022 |
| 20 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 247 | 2022 |
| 21 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 264 | 2022 |
| 22 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | 283 | 2022 |
| 23 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 296 | 2022 |
| 24 | Syrian Arab Republic | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 318 | 2022 |
| 25 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 337 | 2022 |
| 26 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 346 | 2022 |
| 27 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | 382 | 2022 |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | 468 | 2022 |
| 29 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | 514 | 2022 |
| 30 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | 555 | 2022 |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 560 | 2022 |
| 32 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 577 | 2022 |
| 33 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 586 | 2022 |
| 34 | Bangladesh | South Asia | 620 | 2022 |
| 35 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | 621 | 2022 |
| 36 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 625 | 2022 |
| 37 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | 641 | 2022 |
| 38 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 696 | 2022 |
| 39 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | 718 | 2022 |
| 40 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | 749 | 2022 |
| 41 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 755 | 2022 |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 763 | 2022 |
| 43 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 777 | 2022 |
| 44 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | 785 | 2022 |
| 45 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 799 | 2022 |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 800 | 2022 |
| 47 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | 813 | 2022 |
| 48 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | 824 | 2022 |
| 49 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 836 | 2022 |
| 50 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 847 | 2022 |
| 51 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 914 | 2022 |
| 52 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 973 | 2022 |
| 53 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | 980 | 2022 |
| 54 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 984 | 2022 |
| 55 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 990 | 2022 |
| 56 | India | South Asia | 1,014 | 2022 |
| 57 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 1,016 | 2022 |
| 58 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | 1,027 | 2022 |
| 59 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,131 | 2022 |
| 60 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,138 | 2022 |
| 61 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,162 | 2022 |
| 62 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 1,232 | 2022 |
| 63 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | 1,255 | 2022 |
| 64 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | 1,261 | 2022 |
| 65 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,265 | 2022 |
| 66 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | 1,286 | 2022 |
| 67 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,298 | 2022 |
| 68 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | 1,342 | 2022 |
| 69 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,435 | 2022 |
| 70 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,439 | 2022 |
| 71 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | 1,456 | 2022 |
| 72 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,462 | 2022 |
| 73 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | 1,531 | 2022 |
| 74 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,678 | 2022 |
| 75 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,711 | 2022 |
| 76 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,761 | 2022 |
| 77 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 1,992 | 2022 |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,092 | 2022 |
| 79 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,132 | 2022 |
| 80 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | 2,145 | 2022 |
| 81 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,166 | 2022 |
| 82 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,179 | 2022 |
| 83 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,205 | 2022 |
| 84 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | 2,225 | 2022 |
| 85 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,288 | 2022 |
| 86 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | 2,310 | 2022 |
| 87 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 2,320 | 2022 |
| 88 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | 2,327 | 2022 |
| 89 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 2,380 | 2022 |
| 90 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,489 | 2022 |
| 91 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,528 | 2022 |
| 92 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,600 | 2022 |
| 93 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | 2,671 | 2022 |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,812 | 2022 |
| 95 | France | Europe & Central Asia | 2,933 | 2022 |
| 96 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | 2,948 | 2022 |
| 97 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,993 | 2022 |
| 98 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,071 | 2022 |
| 99 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | 3,093 | 2022 |
| 100 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 3,130 | 2022 |
| 101 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,180 | 2022 |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | 3,212 | 2022 |
| 103 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | 3,248 | 2022 |
| 104 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 3,437 | 2022 |
| 105 | Cuba | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,447 | 2022 |
| 106 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | 3,606 | 2022 |
| 107 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 3,642 | 2022 |
| 108 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 3,684 | 2022 |
| 109 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,812 | 2022 |
| 110 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 3,960 | 2022 |
| 111 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,980 | 2022 |
| 112 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4,153 | 2022 |
| 113 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | 4,203 | 2022 |
| 114 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 4,603 | 2022 |
| 115 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | 5,460 | 2022 |
| 116 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 5,557 | 2022 |
| 117 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | 5,999 | 2022 |
| 118 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | 6,083 | 2022 |
| 119 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,118 | 2022 |
| 120 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 6,232 | 2022 |
| 121 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | 6,431 | 2022 |
| 122 | Nepal | South Asia | 6,670 | 2022 |
| 123 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | 7,011 | 2022 |
| 124 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | 7,015 | 2022 |
| 125 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | 7,240 | 2022 |
| 126 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7,599 | 2022 |
| 127 | United States | North America | 8,437 | 2022 |
| 128 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 8,664 | 2022 |
| 129 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8,789 | 2022 |
| 130 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | 8,840 | 2022 |
| 131 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | 9,014 | 2022 |
| 132 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 9,400 | 2022 |
| 133 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | 9,423 | 2022 |
| 134 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9,633 | 2022 |
| 135 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | 9,778 | 2022 |
| 136 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 9,880 | 2022 |
| 137 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 10,135 | 2022 |
| 138 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | 10,972 | 2022 |
| 139 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | 11,072 | 2022 |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | 11,077 | 2022 |
| 141 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 14,416 | 2022 |
| 142 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | 15,658 | 2022 |
| 143 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | 16,080 | 2022 |
| 144 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 16,306 | 2022 |
| 145 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 16,717 | 2022 |
| 146 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 17,307 | 2022 |
| 147 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | 18,654 | 2022 |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | 18,666 | 2022 |
| 149 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | 18,909 | 2022 |
| 150 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | 19,258 | 2022 |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | 19,331 | 2022 |
| 152 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | 22,236 | 2022 |
| 153 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 23,209 | 2022 |
| 154 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 24,821 | 2022 |
| 155 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | 25,130 | 2022 |
| 156 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 25,188 | 2022 |
| 157 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | 26,918 | 2022 |
| 158 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | 27,190 | 2022 |
| 159 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | 27,658 | 2022 |
| 160 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | 28,533 | 2022 |
| 161 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | 29,895 | 2022 |
| 162 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | 31,040 | 2022 |
| 163 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | 31,052 | 2022 |
| 164 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | 31,944 | 2022 |
| 165 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 36,785 | 2022 |
| 166 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 37,221 | 2022 |
| 167 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | 37,891 | 2022 |
| 168 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | 41,459 | 2022 |
| 169 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | 45,262 | 2022 |
| 170 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 49,021 | 2022 |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 57,229 | 2022 |
| 172 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | 64,349 | 2022 |
| 173 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | 67,469 | 2022 |
| 174 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 70,000 | 2022 |
| 175 | Canada | North America | 73,197 | 2022 |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 78,505 | 2022 |
| 177 | Bhutan | South Asia | 99,883 | 2022 |
| 178 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | 158,867 | 2022 |
| 179 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 293,317 | 2022 |
| 180 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | 445,023 | 2022 |