Egypt vs Yemen: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Egypt
8.88 cubic meters
in 2022
Yemen
54.94 cubic meters
in 2022
Egypt rank
181st
Yemen rank
178th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Egypt
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 54.94 cubic meters against 8.88 cubic meters in Egypt, a difference of 46.06 cubic meters.
That makes Yemen's figure about 6.2 times Egypt's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 178th of 183 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.76 cubic meters | 338.68 cubic meters | 305.93 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 1970s | 26.07 cubic meters | 262.21 cubic meters | 236.14 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 1980s | 20.09 cubic meters | 187.58 cubic meters | 167.49 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 1990s | 15.45 cubic meters | 129.02 cubic meters | 113.57 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2000s | 12.5 cubic meters | 93.69 cubic meters | 81.19 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2010s | 10.19 cubic meters | 68.73 cubic meters | 58.53 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2020s | 9.01 cubic meters | 56.53 cubic meters | 47.52 cubic meters | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per person, Egypt or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 54.94 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 Yemen?
- 46.06 cubic meters, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Yemen?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Yemen rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Egypt ranks 181st and Yemen ranks 178th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) β 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.