Iraq vs Turkey: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Iraq
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 64.47 billion cubic meters against 42.42 billion cubic meters in Iraq, a difference of 22.05 billion cubic meters.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 14th of 181 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.56 billion cubic meters | 33.96 billion cubic meters | 21.6 billion cubic meters | Iraq |
| 2000s | 57.63 billion cubic meters | 41.1 billion cubic meters | 16.54 billion cubic meters | Iraq |
| 2010s | 42.52 billion cubic meters | 54.5 billion cubic meters | 11.98 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2020s | 43.3 billion cubic meters | 61.66 billion cubic meters | 18.36 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Iraq or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 64.47 billion cubic meters against 42.42 billion cubic meters in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Iraq and Turkey?
- 22.05 billion cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Iraq ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 14th 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.