Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters in Australia
Australia: Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters was 40.62 Cubic metres in 2024. ▬ Flat
Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters in Australia, 1970–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Cubic metres.
Analysis
Australia recorded 40.62 Cubic metres for freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters in Australia peaked at 40.62 Cubic metres in 1970 and was at its lowest, 40.62 Cubic metres, in 1970.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 40.62 Cubic metres | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters in Australia?
- Freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters in Australia was 40.62 Cubic metres in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.62 Cubic metres in 1970.
- What is the lowest freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.62 Cubic metres in 1970.
- How does Australia rank for freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters?
- Australia ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is freshwater - resources — outflow to marine waters rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Freshwater - resources — Outflow to marine waters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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