United Arab Emirates vs Yemen: Renewable freshwater resources per capita
United Arab Emirates
14.89 cubic meters
in 2022
Yemen
54.94 cubic meters
in 2022
United Arab Emirates rank
180th
Yemen rank
178th
Renewable freshwater resources per capita over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 54.94 cubic meters against 14.89 cubic meters in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 40.05 cubic meters.
That makes Yemen's figure about 3.7 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 178th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United Arab Emirates averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United Arab Emirates | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 891.04 cubic meters | 338.68 cubic meters | 552.36 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 309.21 cubic meters | 262.21 cubic meters | 47 cubic meters | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 112.83 cubic meters | 187.58 cubic meters | 74.75 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 1990s | 62.45 cubic meters | 129.02 cubic meters | 66.57 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2000s | 32.57 cubic meters | 93.69 cubic meters | 61.12 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2010s | 18.4 cubic meters | 68.73 cubic meters | 50.33 cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2020s | 15.5 cubic meters | 56.53 cubic meters | 41.03 cubic meters | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable freshwater resources per capita, United Arab Emirates or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 54.94 cubic meters against 14.89 cubic meters in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
- What is the difference in renewable freshwater resources per capita between United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
- 40.05 cubic meters, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Yemen?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Yemen rank globally for renewable freshwater resources per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 180th and Yemen ranks 178th 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.