New Zealand vs Solomon Islands: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
New Zealand
64,348 cubic meters
in 2022
Solomon Islands
57,230 cubic meters
in 2022
New Zealand rank
9th
Solomon Islands rank
10th
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 64,348 cubic meters against 57,230 cubic meters in Solomon Islands, a difference of 7,118 cubic meters.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
New Zealand ranks 9th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 123,870 cubic meters | 282,185 cubic meters | 158,315 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 1970s | 108,807 cubic meters | 224,955 cubic meters | 116,148 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 101,685 cubic meters | 161,954 cubic meters | 60,269 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 90,032 cubic meters | 118,466 cubic meters | 28,434 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 80,048 cubic meters | 93,571 cubic meters | 13,523 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 71,070 cubic meters | 71,724 cubic meters | 653.4 cubic meters | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 64,376 cubic meters | 58,629 cubic meters | 5,747 cubic meters | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, New Zealand or Solomon Islands?
- New Zealand, at 64,348 cubic meters against 57,230 cubic meters in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between New Zealand and Solomon Islands?
- 7,118 cubic meters, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Solomon Islands?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Solomon Islands rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 9th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th 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.