Global renewable surface water resources 2018, by select country
Brazil has the largest volume of renewable surface water worldwide, at an estimated 8,647 billion cubic meters. This is roughly twice the amount of renewable surface water available in Russia, which has the second-largest renewable surface water resources. There are many countries globally that lack renewable surface water resources, such as Kuwait, which has the highest renewable water resources dependency ratio worldwide. Surface water is any body of water above ground, such as streams, rivers, and lakes.
