Bulgaria vs Mali: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Bulgaria
5.44 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Mali
5.19 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
63rd
Mali rank
64th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Mali
051015198020012022

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 5.44 billion cubic meters against 5.19 billion cubic meters in Mali, a difference of 0.25 billion cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Mali ranks 64th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Mali Difference Ahead
1980s 12.5 billion cubic meters 1.63 billion cubic meters 10.87 billion cubic meters Bulgaria
1990s 6.95 billion cubic meters 3.38 billion cubic meters 3.57 billion cubic meters Bulgaria
2000s 6.29 billion cubic meters 5.12 billion cubic meters 1.17 billion cubic meters Bulgaria
2010s 5.67 billion cubic meters 5.19 billion cubic meters 0.4867 billion cubic meters Bulgaria
2020s 5.21 billion cubic meters 5.19 billion cubic meters 0.0221 billion cubic meters Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Bulgaria or Mali?
Bulgaria, at 5.44 billion cubic meters against 5.19 billion cubic meters in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Bulgaria and Mali?
0.25 billion cubic meters, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Mali?
36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Bulgaria and Mali rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Bulgaria ranks 63rd and Mali ranks 64th 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
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.