Total renewable water resources

(billion cubic meters per year)

Brazil is the top country by renewable water resources in the world. As of 2020, renewable water resources in Brazil was 8,647 billion cubic meters per year that accounts for 15.80% of the world's renewable water resources. The top 5 countries (others are Russian Federation, the United States of America, Canada, and China) account for 40.17% of it. The world's total renewable water resources was estimated at 54,730 billion cubic meters per year in 2020.

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What is renewable water resources?

Total Natural Renewable Water Resources (TRWR_natural): The long-term average sum of internal renewable water resources (IRWR) and external natural renewable water resources (ERWR_natural). It corresponds to the maximum theoretical yearly amount of water actually available for a country at a given moment.