Cameroon vs Madagascar: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Cameroon
9,880 cubic meters
in 2022
Madagascar
11,072 cubic meters
in 2022
Cameroon rank
45th
Madagascar rank
42nd
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 11,072 cubic meters against 9,880 cubic meters in Cameroon, a difference of 1,192 cubic meters.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 45th and Madagascar ranks 42nd of 183 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,836 cubic meters | 57,989 cubic meters | 10,153 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 37,567 cubic meters | 44,343 cubic meters | 6,776 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 28,350 cubic meters | 32,911 cubic meters | 4,561 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 21,299 cubic meters | 24,421 cubic meters | 3,122 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 16,248 cubic meters | 17,915 cubic meters | 1,668 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 12,228 cubic meters | 13,485 cubic meters | 1,257 cubic meters | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 10,146 cubic meters | 11,354 cubic meters | 1,208 cubic meters | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 11,072 cubic meters against 9,880 cubic meters in Cameroon as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 1,192 cubic meters, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 45th and Madagascar ranks 42nd 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 capita. 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 flows refer to internal renewable resources (internal river flows and groundwater from rainfall) in the country.