Rankings
League tables are the easiest way to mislead with water data, so every ranking here states its year, units, definition, source, coverage and the specific ways it can be misread.
Countries ranked by total renewable freshwater resources divided by population.
The other end of the same ranking: where renewable freshwater per person is lowest.
Total renewable freshwater resources by country, in cubic kilometres per year.
Countries ranked by total annual freshwater withdrawal.
Agricultural share of total freshwater withdrawal.
Industrial share of total freshwater withdrawal, including energy cooling.
Countries ranked by long-term average annual precipitation.
The lowest long-term average annual precipitation.
Percentage of population using a safely managed drinking water service.
Where the fewest people have a safely managed drinking water service.
Percentage of population using a safely managed sanitation service.
Total freshwater withdrawal divided by population.