Madagascar vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Annual freshwater withdrawals, total

Madagascar
13.46 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
132.53 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Madagascar rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
255075100125198420032022

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 132.53 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar, a difference of 119.07 billion cubic meters.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 9.8 times Madagascar's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 181 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2010s 13.46 billion cubic meters 127.32 billion cubic meters 113.86 billion cubic meters Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 13.46 billion cubic meters 132.19 billion cubic meters 118.73 billion cubic meters Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Madagascar or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 132.53 billion cubic meters against 13.46 billion cubic meters in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
119.07 billion cubic meters, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2022.
How do Madagascar and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Madagascar ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th 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.