Australia vs Portugal: Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters
Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 40.62 Cubic metres against 34 Cubic metres in Portugal, a difference of 6.62 Cubic metres.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 17 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
| 1980s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
| 1990s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
| 2000s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
| 2010s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
| 2020s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 34 Cubic metres | 6.62 Cubic metres | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 40.62 Cubic metres against 34 Cubic metres in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters between Australia and Portugal?
- 6.62 Cubic metres, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters?
- Australia ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 13th of 17 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset shows countries’ freshwater resources, and their cycles, both annually and long-term averages. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files)) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays