China (People’s Republic of) vs United States: Water accounts - assets — Precipitations
Water accounts - assets — Precipitations over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 7,839 Cubic metres against 6,173 Cubic metres in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 1,666 Cubic metres.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.
Across all 45 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,173 Cubic metres | 7,839 Cubic metres | 1,667 Cubic metres | United States |
| 1990s | 6,173 Cubic metres | 7,839 Cubic metres | 1,667 Cubic metres | United States |
| 2000s | 6,173 Cubic metres | 7,839 Cubic metres | 1,667 Cubic metres | United States |
| 2010s | 6,173 Cubic metres | 7,839 Cubic metres | 1,667 Cubic metres | United States |
| 2020s | 6,173 Cubic metres | 7,839 Cubic metres | 1,667 Cubic metres | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water accounts - assets — precipitations, China (People’s Republic of) or United States?
- United States, at 7,839 Cubic metres against 6,173 Cubic metres in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in water accounts - assets — precipitations between China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 1,666 Cubic metres, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and United States rank globally for water accounts - assets — precipitations?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Water accounts - assets — Precipitations. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water flow accounts describe flows of water, in physical units, encompassing the initial abstraction of water resources from the environment into the economy, to the water flows within the economy in the form of supply and use by industries and households, and finally, flows of water back to the environment. Asset accounts for water resources focus on the inflows and outflows of water to and from the land surface and subsurface, and on the destination of these flows. They present information on the stock of water at the beginning and end of an accounting period. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Database documentation