Algeria vs Morocco: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 10.57 billion cubic meters against 10.29 billion cubic meters in Algeria, a difference of 0.28 billion cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 44th of 181 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.7 billion cubic meters | 9.42 billion cubic meters | 6.72 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
| 1980s | 3.55 billion cubic meters | 10.51 billion cubic meters | 6.96 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
| 1990s | 4.97 billion cubic meters | 11.22 billion cubic meters | 6.25 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
| 2000s | 6.47 billion cubic meters | 13 billion cubic meters | 6.52 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
| 2010s | 8.81 billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion cubic meters | 1.77 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
| 2020s | 10.3 billion cubic meters | 10.57 billion cubic meters | 0.2687 billion cubic meters | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 10.57 billion cubic meters against 10.29 billion cubic meters in Algeria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Algeria and Morocco?
- 0.28 billion cubic meters, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2022.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Algeria ranks 46th and Morocco ranks 44th 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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About this data
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.