France Water


Water Precipitation in France

Water Precipitation in depth
867 mm/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in depth (mm/year 2017)
Water precipitation in volume
476.1 billion m³/year
Long-term average annual precipitation in volume (billion m³/year 2017)

Water Resources in France

Renewable Water Resources
211 billion m³/year
Total Renewable Water Resources (2017)
Water Resources per Capita
3,247 m³/person/year
Renewable Water per Inhabitant (2017)
Water
Dependency
5.2%
Water from outside the country (2017)



Water Use in France

Total, by Sector, and by Year

Notes: Years with missing data left empty.
Water use can include water used and then returned to its source (renewable resource).



Access to safe drinking water

The entire (100%) population of France has access to a safe-drinking water source.

See also

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