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Total renewable freshwater resources
8.50 km³/yr
2022
Where this number comes from
DerivedMedium confidence2022

Source: World BankWorld Development Indicators, World Bank WDI indicator ER.H2O.INTR.K3. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Renewable internal freshwater resources: the long-term average annual flow of rivers and recharge of groundwater generated from precipitation within the country. Internal resources exclude inflow from upstream countries, so this is the measure of self-sufficiency rather than of total availability. Originating body: FAO AQUASTAT. The World Bank publishes its datasets under CC BY 4.0, but relayed third-party material may carry the originator's own terms — verify with them before commercial reuse.

Retrieved 24 August 2026.

Renewable freshwater per person
18,666 m³/person/yr
2022
Where this number comes from
CalculatedMedium confidence2022

Source: World BankWorld Development Indicators, World Bank WDI indicator ER.H2O.INTR.PC. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Renewable internal freshwater resources divided by population. Because the population denominator updates annually while the resource figure is a long-term hydrological average, movement in this series is largely population change rather than hydrological change. Originating body: FAO AQUASTAT and World Bank population estimates. The World Bank publishes its datasets under CC BY 4.0, but relayed third-party material may carry the originator's own terms — verify with them before commercial reuse.

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Total freshwater withdrawal
0.09 km³/yr
2022
Where this number comes from
ReportedMedium confidence2022

Source: World BankWorld Development Indicators, World Bank WDI indicator ER.H2O.FWTL.K3. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Total annual freshwater withdrawn for agricultural, industrial and domestic use. Withdrawal is not consumption: much of what is withdrawn is returned to the source catchment. Originating body: FAO AQUASTAT. The World Bank publishes its datasets under CC BY 4.0, but relayed third-party material may carry the originator's own terms — verify with them before commercial reuse.

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Agricultural share of withdrawal
5.8%
2022
Where this number comes from
ReportedMedium confidence2022

Source: World BankWorld Development Indicators, World Bank WDI indicator ER.H2O.FWAG.ZS. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Agricultural withdrawal as a percentage of total freshwater withdrawal. Originating body: FAO AQUASTAT. The World Bank publishes its datasets under CC BY 4.0, but relayed third-party material may carry the originator's own terms — verify with them before commercial reuse.

Retrieved 24 August 2026.

How water is used

Freshwater withdrawal by sector — Brunei
Share of total freshwater withdrawal. Withdrawal is not consumption: much of what industry and energy withdraw is returned.
Freshwater withdrawal by sector — BruneiAgriculture: 5.76%0246%AgricultureAgriculture: 5.76%5.8

Sector shares are reported for varying reference years by country, and countries differ in whether thermoelectric cooling is counted as industrial withdrawal.

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SubjectValue (%)Notes
Agriculture5.76

In regional context

Renewable freshwater per person, regional comparison
Neighbouring countries in the same region, ranked.
Renewable freshwater per person, regional comparisonLaos: 25,188 m³/person/yr. Brunei: 18,666 m³/person/yr. Myanmar: 18,654 m³/person/yr. Malaysia: 16,717 m³/person/yr. Indonesia: 7,240 m³/person/yr. Cambodia: 7,011 m³/person/yr. Timor-Leste: 5,999 m³/person/yr. Philippines: 4,203 m³/person/yr and 3 more.010k20k30km³/person/yrLaosLaos: 25,188 m³/person/yr25.2kBruneiBrunei: 18,666 m³/person/yr18.7kMyanmarMyanmar: 18,654 m³/person/yr18.7kMalaysiaMalaysia: 16,717 m³/person/yr16.7kIndonesiaIndonesia: 7,240 m³/person/yr7,240CambodiaCambodia: 7,011 m³/person/yr7,011Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 5,999 m³/person/yr5,999PhilippinesPhilippines: 4,203 m³/person/yr4,203VietnamVietnam: 3,606 m³/person/yr3,606ThailandThailand: 3,130 m³/person/yr3,130SingaporeSingapore: 106 m³/person/yr106.4

A national per-capita average conceals seasonal and regional distribution entirely.

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SubjectValue (m³/person/yr)Notes
Laos25,188
Brunei18,666
Myanmar18,654
Malaysia16,717
Indonesia7,240
Cambodia7,011
Timor-Leste5,999
Philippines4,203
Vietnam3,606
Thailand3,130
Singapore106

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