New Zealand vs Norway: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
New Zealand
64,348 cubic meters
in 2022
Norway
70,000 cubic meters
in 2022
New Zealand rank
9th
Norway rank
7th
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 70,000 cubic meters against 64,348 cubic meters in New Zealand, a difference of 5,652 cubic meters.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Norway ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125,122 cubic meters | 102,565 cubic meters | 22,558 cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 108,807 cubic meters | 95,847 cubic meters | 12,960 cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 101,685 cubic meters | 92,032 cubic meters | 9,652 cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 90,032 cubic meters | 87,885 cubic meters | 2,148 cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 80,048 cubic meters | 82,567 cubic meters | 2,519 cubic meters | Norway |
| 2010s | 71,070 cubic meters | 74,327 cubic meters | 3,256 cubic meters | Norway |
| 2020s | 64,376 cubic meters | 70,548 cubic meters | 6,172 cubic meters | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, New Zealand or Norway?
- Norway, at 70,000 cubic meters against 64,348 cubic meters in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between New Zealand and Norway?
- 5,652 cubic meters, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Norway ranks 7th 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.