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The water that isn't yours

The share of each country's renewable water that flows in from outside its borders — upstream rivers and aquifers it doesn't control. Ranked from most dependent down. At the top sit countries that can look comfortable on the total-water figure while living on a supply a neighbour could dam, divert or foul first. 0% means every drop is generated at home.

Highest
100%
Kuwait
Median
6.8%
across 183 countries
Lowest
0.0%
Yemen, Rep.
Top 12 of 183 · %
Kuwait100Egypt, Arab Rep.98.3Turkmenistan97.0Bahrain96.6Mauritania96.5Sudan96.1Hungary94.2Bangladesh91.4Niger89.7Netherlands87.9Moldova86.8Namibia84.6

183 countries · source: FAO AQUASTAT · years 2022 · open this measure in the console →

Dependency ratio (FAO AQUASTAT): renewable water entering from upstream countries as a share of total renewable water resources. 0% = wholly internally generated; near 100% = almost entirely reliant on transboundary inflow.
#CountryRegion%Year
1 Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 100 2022
2 Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 98.3 2022
3 Turkmenistan Europe & Central Asia 97.0 2022
4 Bahrain Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 96.6 2022
5 Mauritania Sub-Saharan Africa 96.5 2022
6 Sudan Sub-Saharan Africa 96.1 2022
7 Hungary Europe & Central Asia 94.2 2022
8 Bangladesh South Asia 91.4 2022
9 Niger Sub-Saharan Africa 89.7 2022
10 Netherlands Europe & Central Asia 87.9 2022
11 Moldova Europe & Central Asia 86.8 2022
12 Namibia Sub-Saharan Africa 84.6 2022
13 Botswana Sub-Saharan Africa 80.4 2022
14 Uzbekistan Europe & Central Asia 80.1 2022
15 Romania Europe & Central Asia 80.0 2022
16 Pakistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 77.7 2022
17 Azerbaijan Europe & Central Asia 76.6 2022
18 Slovak Republic Europe & Central Asia 74.9 2022
19 Cambodia East Asia & Pacific 74.7 2022
20 Congo, Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 73.3 2022
21 Syrian Arab Republic Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 72.4 2022
22 Luxembourg Europe & Central Asia 71.4 2022
23 Paraguay Latin America & Caribbean 69.8 2022
24 Ukraine Europe & Central Asia 68.6 2022
25 Chad Sub-Saharan Africa 67.2 2022
26 Argentina Latin America & Caribbean 66.7 2022
27 Croatia Europe & Central Asia 64.3 2022
28 Gambia, The Sub-Saharan Africa 62.5 2022
29 Benin Sub-Saharan Africa 61.0 2022
30 Iraq Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 60.8 2022
31 Viet Nam East Asia & Pacific 59.3 2022
32 Somalia, Fed. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 59.2 2022
33 Israel Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 57.9 2022
34 Mozambique Sub-Saharan Africa 53.8 2022
35 Latvia Europe & Central Asia 51.5 2022
36 Portugal Europe & Central Asia 50.9 2022
37 Mali Sub-Saharan Africa 50.0 2022
38 Guinea-Bissau Sub-Saharan Africa 49.0 2022
39 Thailand East Asia & Pacific 48.8 2022
40 Bolivia Latin America & Caribbean 47.1 2022
41 Uruguay Latin America & Caribbean 46.5 2022
42 Ghana Sub-Saharan Africa 46.1 2022
43 Lao PDR East Asia & Pacific 42.9 2022
44 Eswatini Sub-Saharan Africa 41.5 2022
45 Slovenia Europe & Central Asia 41.4 2022
46 Belarus Europe & Central Asia 41.3 2022
47 Kazakhstan Europe & Central Asia 40.6 2022
48 El Salvador Latin America & Caribbean 40.5 2022
49 Venezuela, RB Latin America & Caribbean 39.2 2022
50 Zimbabwe Sub-Saharan Africa 38.7 2022
51 Lithuania Europe & Central Asia 36.9 2022
52 Uganda Sub-Saharan Africa 35.1 2022
53 Brazil Latin America & Caribbean 34.5 2022
54 Belgium Europe & Central Asia 34.4 2022
55 Senegal Sub-Saharan Africa 33.8 2022
56 Kenya Sub-Saharan Africa 32.6 2022
57 India South Asia 30.5 2022
58 Germany Europe & Central Asia 30.5 2022
59 Congo, Dem. Rep. Sub-Saharan Africa 29.9 2022
60 Belize Latin America & Caribbean 29.8 2022
61 Austria Europe & Central Asia 29.2 2022
62 Afghanistan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 28.7 2022
63 Rwanda Sub-Saharan Africa 28.6 2022
64 Jordan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 27.2 2022
65 Switzerland Europe & Central Asia 24.5 2022
66 Zambia Sub-Saharan Africa 23.5 2022
67 Nigeria Sub-Saharan Africa 22.8 2022
68 Togo Sub-Saharan Africa 21.8 2022
69 Burundi Sub-Saharan Africa 19.8 2022
70 Tajikistan Europe & Central Asia 17.3 2022
71 North Macedonia Europe & Central Asia 15.6 2022
72 Greece Europe & Central Asia 15.2 2022
73 Guatemala Latin America & Caribbean 14.6 2022
74 Myanmar East Asia & Pacific 14.1 2022
75 Liberia Sub-Saharan Africa 13.8 2022
76 South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa 12.8 2022
77 Tanzania Sub-Saharan Africa 12.7 2022
78 Peru Latin America & Caribbean 12.7 2022
79 Armenia Europe & Central Asia 11.7 2022
80 Mexico Latin America & Caribbean 11.5 2022
81 Poland Europe & Central Asia 11.4 2022
82 Guyana Latin America & Caribbean 11.1 2022
83 Albania Europe & Central Asia 10.9 2022
84 Colombia Latin America & Caribbean 9.1 2022
85 Tunisia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 9.1 2022
86 Cote d'Ivoire Sub-Saharan Africa 8.7 2022
87 Georgia Europe & Central Asia 8.2 2022
88 United States North America 8.2 2022
89 Burkina Faso Sub-Saharan Africa 7.4 2022
90 Haiti Latin America & Caribbean 7.2 2022
91 Korea, Rep. East Asia & Pacific 7.0 2022
92 Iran, Islamic Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 6.8 2022
93 Malawi Sub-Saharan Africa 6.6 2022
94 Ireland Europe & Central Asia 5.8 2022
95 Nepal South Asia 5.7 2022
96 Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe & Central Asia 5.3 2022
97 France Europe & Central Asia 5.2 2022
98 Nicaragua Latin America & Caribbean 5.1 2022
99 Russian Federation Europe & Central Asia 4.7 2022
100 Italy Europe & Central Asia 4.6 2022
101 Chile Latin America & Caribbean 4.1 2022
102 Algeria Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.6 2022
103 Cameroon Sub-Saharan Africa 3.6 2022
104 Qatar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.4 2022
105 West Bank and Gaza Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 3.0 2022
106 Norway Europe & Central Asia 2.8 2022
107 Finland Europe & Central Asia 2.7 2022
108 Panama Latin America & Caribbean 1.9 2022
109 Canada North America 1.8 2022
110 Sweden Europe & Central Asia 1.7 2022
111 Honduras Latin America & Caribbean 1.6 2022
112 Turkiye Europe & Central Asia 1.5 2022
113 Bulgaria Europe & Central Asia 1.4 2022
114 United Kingdom Europe & Central Asia 1.4 2022
115 Gabon Sub-Saharan Africa 1.2 2022
116 Kyrgyz Republic Europe & Central Asia 1.1 2022
117 China East Asia & Pacific 1.0 2022
118 Lebanon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.8 2022
119 Estonia Europe & Central Asia 0.7 2022
120 Angola Sub-Saharan Africa 0.3 2022
121 Spain Europe & Central Asia 0.3 2022
122 Antigua and Barbuda Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
123 Australia East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
124 Bahamas, The Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
125 Barbados Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
126 Bhutan South Asia 0.0 2022
127 Brunei Darussalam East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
128 Cabo Verde Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
129 Central African Republic Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
130 Comoros Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
131 Costa Rica Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
132 Cuba Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
133 Cyprus Europe & Central Asia 0.0 2022
134 Czechia Europe & Central Asia 0.0 2022
135 Denmark Europe & Central Asia 0.0 2022
136 Djibouti Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
137 Dominica Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
138 Dominican Republic Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
139 Ecuador Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
140 Equatorial Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
141 Ethiopia Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
142 Faroe Islands Europe & Central Asia 0.0 2022
143 Fiji East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
144 Grenada Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
145 Guinea Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
146 Iceland Europe & Central Asia 0.0 2022
147 Indonesia East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
148 Jamaica Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
149 Japan East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
150 Kiribati East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
151 Lesotho Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
152 Libya Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
153 Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
154 Malaysia East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
155 Maldives South Asia 0.0 2022
156 Malta Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
157 Mauritius Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
158 Mongolia East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
159 Morocco Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
160 Nauru East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
161 New Zealand East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
162 Oman Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
163 Papua New Guinea East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
164 Philippines East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
165 Samoa East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
166 Sao Tome and Principe Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
167 Saudi Arabia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
168 Seychelles Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
169 Sierra Leone Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0 2022
170 Singapore East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
171 Solomon Islands East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
172 Sri Lanka South Asia 0.0 2022
173 St. Kitts and Nevis Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
174 St. Lucia Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
175 St. Vincent and the Grenadines Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
176 Suriname Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
177 Timor-Leste East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
178 Tonga East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
179 Trinidad and Tobago Latin America & Caribbean 0.0 2022
180 Tuvalu East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
181 United Arab Emirates Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022
182 Vanuatu East Asia & Pacific 0.0 2022
183 Yemen, Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0 2022

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