Laos vs Uruguay: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
Laos
25,188 cubic meters
in 2022
Uruguay
27,190 cubic meters
in 2022
Laos rank
25th
Uruguay rank
23rd
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- Laos
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 27,190 cubic meters against 25,188 cubic meters in Laos, a difference of 2,002 cubic meters.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 6 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80,235 cubic meters | 34,480 cubic meters | 45,755 cubic meters | Laos |
| 1970s | 64,553 cubic meters | 32,192 cubic meters | 32,361 cubic meters | Laos |
| 1980s | 51,638 cubic meters | 30,601 cubic meters | 21,037 cubic meters | Laos |
| 1990s | 39,432 cubic meters | 28,993 cubic meters | 10,439 cubic meters | Laos |
| 2000s | 32,710 cubic meters | 28,053 cubic meters | 4,656 cubic meters | Laos |
| 2010s | 28,180 cubic meters | 27,434 cubic meters | 745.48 cubic meters | Laos |
| 2020s | 25,551 cubic meters | 27,153 cubic meters | 1,603 cubic meters | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, Laos or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 27,190 cubic meters against 25,188 cubic meters in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between Laos and Uruguay?
- 2,002 cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Laos and Uruguay rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- Laos ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 23rd 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 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.