Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Egypt
8.88 cubic meters
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
14.89 cubic meters
in 2022
Egypt rank
181st
United Arab Emirates rank
180th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Egypt
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 14.89 cubic meters against 8.88 cubic meters in Egypt, a difference of 6.01 cubic meters.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.7 times Egypt's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 181st and United Arab Emirates ranks 180th of 183 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.76 cubic meters | 891.04 cubic meters | 858.28 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 26.07 cubic meters | 309.21 cubic meters | 283.15 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 20.09 cubic meters | 112.83 cubic meters | 92.74 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 15.45 cubic meters | 62.45 cubic meters | 47 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 12.5 cubic meters | 32.57 cubic meters | 20.07 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 10.19 cubic meters | 18.4 cubic meters | 8.2 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 9.01 cubic meters | 15.5 cubic meters | 6.49 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per person, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 14.89 cubic meters against 8.88 cubic meters in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per person between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 6.01 cubic meters, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Egypt ranks 181st and United Arab Emirates ranks 180th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Renewable freshwater resources per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable internal freshwater resources refers to the quantity of internal freshwater from inflowing river basins and recharging groundwater aquifers. This is measured in cubic meters per person per year.