France vs Norway: Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters
Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters over time
- France
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 359.07 Cubic metres against 174.23 Cubic metres in France, a difference of 184.84 Cubic metres.
That makes Norway's figure about 2.1 times France's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd of 17 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
| 1980s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
| 1990s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
| 2000s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
| 2010s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
| 2020s | 174.23 Cubic metres | 359.07 Cubic metres | 184.84 Cubic metres | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters, France or Norway?
- Norway, at 359.07 Cubic metres against 174.23 Cubic metres in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters between France and Norway?
- 184.84 Cubic metres, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Norway?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do France and Norway rank globally for freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters?
- France ranks 6th and Norway ranks 3rd 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