The Americas has the largest renewable water resources worldwide, at roughly 30 trillion cubic meters as of 2017. Surface water accounted for 84 percent of this total. Surface water is any body of water found above ground, such as lakes, reservoirs, and rivers.
Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters)
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Statistics on Water access worldwide
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global share of Earth's water resources
- Premium Statistic Global renewable water resources 2017, by region
- Premium Statistic Global drinking water coverage shares 2015-2020, by source
- Basic Statistic Share of population with access to basic drinking water 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Handwashing coverage worldwide 2015-2020
Resources
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- Premium Statistic Global renewable groundwater and surface water resources 2017, by region
- Premium Statistic Global renewable water resources 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global renewable surface water resources 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global renewable groundwater resources 2018, by select country
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Annual water withdrawals worldwide by region 2018
- Premium Statistic Water withdrawals worldwide 2018, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global water withdrawals per capita 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global fresh surface water withdrawals 2018, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global fresh groundwater withdrawals 2018, by select country
Drinking water
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- Basic Statistic Global urban and rural drinking water coverage 2020, by water source
- Premium Statistic Regional drinking water coverage worldwide 2020, by water source
- Premium Statistic Global populations without basic drinking water services worldwide 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Regional populations without basic drinking water services worldwide 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Asia 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Australasia 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in Europe 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Access to drinking water in MENA 2020, by country
Scarcity
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- Basic Statistic Water stress worldwide 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Dependency ratio of global renewable water resources 2018, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global drought risk index 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Handwashing coverage worldwide 2020, by select region
- Basic Statistic Countries with lowest access to handwashing facilities worldwide 2020
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- IWRM implementation score in Mashreq Region 2019, by dimension
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- Global water consumption by sector 2014-2040
- Drinking water leakage losses in Italy 2018, by region
- Global volume stored in groundwater by age 2015
- IWRM implementation score in Southern Arab Region 2019, by dimension
- IWRM implementation score in Maghreb Region 2019, by dimension
- Daily water consumption volume per capita South Korea 2020, by province
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- Household water supply in Peru 2021, by type
- Global volume stored in water cycle
- Cuba: fresh water extraction 2018, by source
- Canada's annual water yield from select drainage regions 2012-2013
- IWRM average implementation score in Arab Region 2019, by subregion
- IWRM implementation score in Mashreq Region 2019, by dimension
- IWRM implementation score in GCC 2019, by dimension
- Water content in select cotton textile products
- Global water consumption by sector 2014-2040
- Drinking water leakage losses in Italy 2018, by region
- Global volume stored in groundwater by age 2015
- IWRM implementation score in Southern Arab Region 2019, by dimension
- IWRM implementation score in Maghreb Region 2019, by dimension
- Daily water consumption volume per capita South Korea 2020, by province
- Global maleic anhydride market share by application 2016
- Export volume of power tools from the United States 2015-2020
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FAO (Aquastat). (August 13, 2021). Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/
FAO (Aquastat). "Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters)." Chart. August 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/
FAO (Aquastat). (2021). Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/
FAO (Aquastat). "Estimated Renewable Groundwater and Surface Water Resources Worldwide as of 2017, by Region* (in Billion Cubic Meters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/
FAO (Aquastat), Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/ (last visited February 04, 2023)
Estimated renewable groundwater and surface water resources worldwide as of 2017, by region* (in billion cubic meters) [Graph], FAO (Aquastat), August 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1258020/worldwide-renewable-water-resources-by-region-type/