Israel vs Zambia: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Israel
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.57 billion cubic meters against 1.53 billion cubic meters in Israel, a difference of 0.04 billion cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zambia ahead.
Israel ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th of 181 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 billion cubic meters | 1.68 billion cubic meters | 0.1263 billion cubic meters | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.48 billion cubic meters | 1.58 billion cubic meters | 0.0998 billion cubic meters | Zambia |
| 2010s | 1.21 billion cubic meters | 1.57 billion cubic meters | 0.3587 billion cubic meters | Zambia |
| 2020s | 1.4 billion cubic meters | 1.57 billion cubic meters | 0.169 billion cubic meters | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Israel or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.57 billion cubic meters against 1.53 billion cubic meters in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Israel and Zambia?
- 0.04 billion cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Zambia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Israel and Zambia rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Israel ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 96th 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.