Nicaragua vs Sierra Leone: Renewable freshwater resources per person
Nicaragua
23,209 cubic meters
in 2022
Sierra Leone
19,331 cubic meters
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
28th
Sierra Leone rank
30th
Renewable freshwater resources per person over time
- Nicaragua
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 23,209 cubic meters against 19,331 cubic meters in Sierra Leone, a difference of 3,878 cubic meters.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75,538 cubic meters | 64,797 cubic meters | 10,740 cubic meters | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 56,532 cubic meters | 54,356 cubic meters | 2,176 cubic meters | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 42,885 cubic meters | 44,367 cubic meters | 1,482 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 34,213 cubic meters | 37,934 cubic meters | 3,721 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 29,385 cubic meters | 30,215 cubic meters | 829.75 cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 25,609 cubic meters | 23,078 cubic meters | 2,531 cubic meters | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 23,504 cubic meters | 19,773 cubic meters | 3,731 cubic meters | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per person, Nicaragua or Sierra Leone?
- Nicaragua, at 23,209 cubic meters against 19,331 cubic meters in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per person between Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 3,878 cubic meters, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Sierra Leone?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Nicaragua and Sierra Leone rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per person?
- Nicaragua ranks 28th and Sierra Leone ranks 30th 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.