Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total

Afghanistan
20.28 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Madagascar
13.46 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
36th
Madagascar rank
38th

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 20.28 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar, a difference of 6.82 billion cubic meters.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Madagascar's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 38th of 181 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Madagascar Difference Ahead
1980s 24.56 billion cubic meters 15.84 billion cubic meters 8.72 billion cubic meters Afghanistan
1990s 22.19 billion cubic meters 14.38 billion cubic meters 7.81 billion cubic meters Afghanistan
2000s 20.28 billion cubic meters 13.43 billion cubic meters 6.85 billion cubic meters Afghanistan
2010s 20.28 billion cubic meters 13.46 billion cubic meters 6.82 billion cubic meters Afghanistan
2020s 20.28 billion cubic meters 13.46 billion cubic meters 6.82 billion cubic meters Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Afghanistan or Madagascar?
Afghanistan, at 20.28 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Afghanistan and Madagascar?
6.82 billion cubic meters, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Madagascar?
39 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Madagascar rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Afghanistan ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 38th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Unit
billion cubic meters
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 6,749 data points, 1962–2022
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Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.