Surface water outflow secured through treaties

(billion cubic meters per year)

India is the top country by surface water outflow secured through treaties in the world. As of 2020, surface water outflow secured through treaties in India was 170.3 billion cubic meters per year that accounts for 39.54% of the world's surface water outflow secured through treaties. The top 5 countries (others are Sudan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and South Sudan) account for 81.33% of it. The world's total surface water outflow secured through treaties was estimated at 430.7 billion cubic meters per year in 2020.

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Average annual quantity of water reserved by treaty for a downstream country