Iceland vs Palestine: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Iceland
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.3348 billion cubic meters against 0.29 billion cubic meters in Iceland, a difference of 0.0448 billion cubic meters.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palestine ahead.
Iceland ranks 143rd and Palestine ranks 140th of 181 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1892 billion cubic meters | 0.3481 billion cubic meters | 0.1589 billion cubic meters | Palestine |
| 2010s | 0.2812 billion cubic meters | 0.2896 billion cubic meters | 0.0084 billion cubic meters | Palestine |
| 2020s | 0.29 billion cubic meters | 0.3436 billion cubic meters | 0.0536 billion cubic meters | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Iceland or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.3348 billion cubic meters against 0.29 billion cubic meters in Iceland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Iceland and Palestine?
- 0.0448 billion cubic meters, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Palestine?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Iceland and Palestine rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Iceland ranks 143rd and Palestine ranks 140th 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.