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Total renewable freshwater resources
44.70 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
57,229 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.

Retrieved 24 August 2026.

In regional context

Renewable freshwater per person, regional comparison
Neighbouring countries in the same region, ranked.
Renewable freshwater per person, regional comparisonPapua New Guinea: 78,505 m³/person/yr. Solomon Islands: 57,229 m³/person/yr. Vanuatu: 31,944 m³/person/yr. Fiji: 31,052 m³/person/yr. Nauru: 847 m³/person/yr025k50k75km³/person/yrPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 78,505 m³/person/yr78.5kSolomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 57,229 m³/person/yr57.2kVanuatuVanuatu: 31,944 m³/person/yr31.9kFijiFiji: 31,052 m³/person/yr31.1kNauruNauru: 847 m³/person/yr847.4

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

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SubjectValue (m³/person/yr)Notes
Papua New Guinea78,505
Solomon Islands57,229
Vanuatu31,944
Fiji31,052
Nauru847

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