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Ground Water

Country (10^9 m3/year in 2020)

The United States of America is the top country by ground water in the world. As of 2020, ground water in the United States of America was 1,383 10^9 m3/year that accounts for 12.96% of the world's ground water. The top 5 countries (others are China, Russian Federation, Brazil, and Colombia) account for 38.94% of it. The world's total ground water was estimated at 10,672.1 10^9 m3/year in 2020.

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United States of America 1,383 FAO
China 828.8 FAO
Russian Federation 788 FAO
Brazil 645.6 FAO
Colombia 510 FAO
Indonesia 457.4 FAO
Myanmar 453.7 FAO
India 432 FAO
Democratic Republic of the Congo 421 FAO
Canada 370 FAO
Peru 303 FAO
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 227 FAO
Papua New Guinea 211.6 FAO
Philippines 180 FAO
Mexico 150 FAO
Chile 140 FAO
Ecuador 134 FAO
Bolivia 130 FAO
Argentina 128 FAO
Congo 122 FAO
France 120 FAO
Guyana 103 FAO
Cameroon 100 FAO
Norway 96 FAO
Suriname 90 FAO
Nigeria 87 FAO
Australia 72 FAO
Viet Nam 71.42 FAO
Turkey 67.8 FAO
Malaysia 64 FAO
Gabon 62 FAO
Nicaragua 59 FAO
Angola 58 FAO
Central African Republic 56 FAO
Madagascar 55 FAO
Pakistan 55 FAO
Iran 49.3 FAO
Zambia 47 FAO
Germany 45.7 FAO
Liberia 45 FAO
Italy 43 FAO
Thailand 41.9 FAO
Paraguay 41.64 FAO
Honduras 39 FAO
Guinea 38 FAO
Lao People’s Democratic Republic 37.9 FAO
Côte d'Ivoire 37.84 FAO
Costa Rica 37.31 FAO
Kazakhstan 33.85 FAO
Guatemala 33.7 FAO
United Republic of Tanzania 30 FAO
Spain 29.9 FAO
Uganda 29 FAO
Japan 27 FAO
Ghana 26.3 FAO
Sierra Leone 25 FAO
Iceland 24 FAO
Uruguay 22.9 FAO
Ukraine 22 FAO
Bangladesh 21.12 FAO
Panama 21 FAO
Ethiopia 20 FAO
Mali 20 FAO
Nepal 20 FAO
Sweden 20 FAO
Cambodia 17.6 FAO
Georgia 17.23 FAO
Mozambique 17 FAO
Belarus 15.9 FAO
Guinea Bissau 14 FAO
Kyrgyzstan 13.69 FAO
Slovenia 13.5 FAO
Republic of Korea 13.3 FAO
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 13 FAO
Poland 12.5 FAO
Solomon Islands 11.92 FAO
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.57 FAO
Chad 11.5 FAO
Croatia 11 FAO
Ireland 10.8 FAO
Afghanistan 10.65 FAO
Greece 10.3 FAO
Equatorial Guinea 10 FAO
Morocco 10 FAO
United Kingdom 9.8 FAO
Burkina Faso 9.5 FAO
Uzbekistan 8.8 FAO
Romania 8.46 FAO
Bhutan 8.1 FAO
Sri Lanka 7.8 FAO
Belize 7.51 FAO
Burundi 7.47 FAO
Rwanda 7 FAO
Azerbaijan 6.51 FAO
Cuba 6.48 FAO
Bulgaria 6.4 FAO
Albania 6.2 FAO
Syrian Arab Republic 6.17 FAO
El Salvador 6.15 FAO
Mongolia 6.1 FAO
Austria 6 FAO
Hungary 6 FAO
Tajikistan 6 FAO
Zimbabwe 6 FAO
Togo 5.7 FAO
Jamaica 5.47 FAO
Fiji 5.27 FAO
South Africa 4.8 FAO
Latvia 4.7 FAO
Netherlands 4.5 FAO
Vanuatu 4.38 FAO
Armenia 4.31 FAO
Denmark 4.3 FAO
Dominican Republic 4.16 FAO
Estonia 4 FAO
Portugal 4 FAO
South Sudan 4 FAO
Kenya 3.5 FAO
Senegal 3.5 FAO
Somalia 3.3 FAO
Iraq 3.28 FAO
Lebanon 3.2 FAO
Sudan 3 FAO
Malawi 2.5 FAO
Niger 2.5 FAO
Switzerland 2.5 FAO
Finland 2.2 FAO
Saudi Arabia 2.2 FAO
Haiti 2.16 FAO
Namibia 2.1 FAO
Benin 1.8 FAO
Slovakia 1.73 FAO
Botswana 1.7 FAO
Tunisia 1.6 FAO
Algeria 1.52 FAO
Egypt 1.5 FAO
Yemen 1.5 FAO
Czech Republic 1.43 FAO
Oman 1.3 FAO
Republic of Moldova 1.3 FAO
Israel 1.23 FAO
Lithuania 1.1 FAO
Comoros 1 FAO
Belgium 0.9 FAO
Mauritius 0.89 FAO
Timor-Leste 0.89 FAO
Palestine 0.75 FAO
Eswatini 0.66 FAO
Trinidad and Tobago 0.61 FAO
Libya 0.6 FAO
Jordan 0.54 FAO
Eritrea 0.5 FAO
Gambia 0.5 FAO
Lesotho 0.5 FAO
Cyprus 0.41 FAO
Turkmenistan 0.41 FAO
Mauritania 0.3 FAO
Cabo Verde 0.12 FAO
United Arab Emirates 0.12 FAO
Bahrain 0.11 FAO
Brunei Darussalam 0.1 FAO
Luxembourg 0.08 FAO
Barbados 0.07 FAO
Qatar 0.06 FAO
Malta 0.05 FAO
Maldives 0.03 FAO
Kuwait 0.02 FAO
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.02 FAO
Djibouti 0.02 FAO
Nauru 0.01 FAO
Antigua and Barbuda 0 FAO
Bahamas 0 FAO
Dominica 0 FAO
Grenada 0 FAO
Kiribati 0 FAO
Marshall Islands 0 FAO
Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 FAO
New Zealand 0 FAO
North Macedonia 0 FAO
Palau 0 FAO
Puerto Rico 0 FAO
Saint Lucia 0 FAO
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 FAO
Samoa 0 FAO
Sao Tome and Principe 0 FAO
Seychelles 0 FAO
Singapore 0 FAO
Tonga 0 FAO
Tuvalu 0 FAO
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