Botswana vs Qatar: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Botswana
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.25 billion cubic meters against 0.2133 billion cubic meters in Botswana, a difference of 0.0367 billion cubic meters.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Qatar ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Qatar ranks 145th of 181 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0966 billion cubic meters | 0.2352 billion cubic meters | 0.1386 billion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.1404 billion cubic meters | 0.173 billion cubic meters | 0.0326 billion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.1953 billion cubic meters | 0.2059 billion cubic meters | 0.0106 billion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.1956 billion cubic meters | 0.2479 billion cubic meters | 0.0523 billion cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.2224 billion cubic meters | 0.25 billion cubic meters | 0.0276 billion cubic meters | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Botswana or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.25 billion cubic meters against 0.2133 billion cubic meters in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Botswana and Qatar?
- 0.0367 billion cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Qatar?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Qatar rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Qatar ranks 145th 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.