Maldives vs United Arab Emirates: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Maldives
57.24 cubic meters
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
14.89 cubic meters
in 2022
Maldives rank
177th
United Arab Emirates rank
180th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Maldives
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 57.24 cubic meters against 14.89 cubic meters in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 42.35 cubic meters.
That makes Maldives's figure about 3.8 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Maldives ranks 177th and United Arab Emirates ranks 180th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 286.47 cubic meters | 891.04 cubic meters | 604.56 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 213.64 cubic meters | 309.21 cubic meters | 95.57 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 159.86 cubic meters | 112.83 cubic meters | 47.03 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 1990s | 119.22 cubic meters | 62.45 cubic meters | 56.77 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2000s | 97.59 cubic meters | 32.57 cubic meters | 65.02 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2010s | 71.66 cubic meters | 18.4 cubic meters | 53.27 cubic meters | Maldives |
| 2020s | 58.37 cubic meters | 15.5 cubic meters | 42.87 cubic meters | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per person, Maldives or United Arab Emirates?
- Maldives, at 57.24 cubic meters against 14.89 cubic meters in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per person between Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 42.35 cubic meters, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United Arab Emirates?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and United Arab Emirates rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Maldives ranks 177th 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.