Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.2122 billion cubic meters against 0.175 billion cubic meters in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0372 billion cubic meters.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 181 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1222 billion cubic meters | 0.1559 billion cubic meters | 0.0337 billion cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.175 billion cubic meters | 0.2052 billion cubic meters | 0.0302 billion cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.175 billion cubic meters | 0.2122 billion cubic meters | 0.0372 billion cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.175 billion cubic meters | 0.2122 billion cubic meters | 0.0372 billion cubic meters | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.2122 billion cubic meters against 0.175 billion cubic meters in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0372 billion cubic meters, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th 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.