Africa Eastern and Southern vs Madagascar: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Africa Eastern and Southern
100.16 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Madagascar
13.46 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
41st
Madagascar rank
38th

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Madagascar
20406080100198420032022

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 100.16 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar, a difference of 86.7 billion cubic meters.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 7.4 times Madagascar's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 38th of 46 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 41.79 billion cubic meters 14.38 billion cubic meters 27.41 billion cubic meters Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s 56.94 billion cubic meters 13.43 billion cubic meters 43.51 billion cubic meters Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s 88.27 billion cubic meters 13.46 billion cubic meters 74.81 billion cubic meters Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s 99.81 billion cubic meters 13.46 billion cubic meters 86.35 billion cubic meters Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Africa Eastern and Southern or Madagascar?
Africa Eastern and Southern, at 100.16 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar?
86.7 billion cubic meters, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Madagascar rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 41st and Madagascar ranks 38th of 46 groups.
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
Last refreshed

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.