Kenya vs Yemen: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Kenya
4.03 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Yemen
3.56 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Kenya rank
72nd
Yemen rank
74th

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

  • Kenya
  • Yemen
01234199020062022

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.03 billion cubic meters against 3.56 billion cubic meters in Yemen, a difference of 0.47 billion cubic meters.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Kenya ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 74th of 181 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 1.83 billion cubic meters 3.13 billion cubic meters 1.3 billion cubic meters Yemen
2000s 2.44 billion cubic meters 3.51 billion cubic meters 1.07 billion cubic meters Yemen
2010s 3.54 billion cubic meters 3.56 billion cubic meters 0.0208 billion cubic meters Yemen
2020s 4.03 billion cubic meters 3.56 billion cubic meters 0.467 billion cubic meters Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Kenya or Yemen?
Kenya, at 4.03 billion cubic meters against 3.56 billion cubic meters in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Kenya and Yemen?
0.47 billion cubic meters, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Kenya ranks 72nd and Yemen ranks 74th 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.