Mali vs Portugal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Mali
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 6.13 billion cubic meters against 5.19 billion cubic meters in Mali, a difference of 0.94 billion cubic meters.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Mali ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st of 181 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.52 billion cubic meters | 11.34 billion cubic meters | 7.83 billion cubic meters | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.12 billion cubic meters | 9.68 billion cubic meters | 4.56 billion cubic meters | Portugal |
| 2010s | 5.19 billion cubic meters | 7.96 billion cubic meters | 2.78 billion cubic meters | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.19 billion cubic meters | 6.13 billion cubic meters | 0.9435 billion cubic meters | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Mali or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 6.13 billion cubic meters against 5.19 billion cubic meters in Mali as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Mali and Portugal?
- 0.94 billion cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Portugal?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Portugal rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Mali ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 61st 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.