Niger vs Senegal: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Niger
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3.06 billion cubic meters against 2.58 billion cubic meters in Niger, a difference of 0.48 billion cubic meters.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Niger ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 80th of 181 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5142 billion cubic meters | 1.39 billion cubic meters | 0.8723 billion cubic meters | Senegal |
| 1990s | 0.6849 billion cubic meters | 1.49 billion cubic meters | 0.8078 billion cubic meters | Senegal |
| 2000s | 0.9996 billion cubic meters | 2.17 billion cubic meters | 1.17 billion cubic meters | Senegal |
| 2010s | 1.7 billion cubic meters | 2.54 billion cubic meters | 0.8385 billion cubic meters | Senegal |
| 2020s | 2.58 billion cubic meters | 3.06 billion cubic meters | 0.4783 billion cubic meters | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Niger or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3.06 billion cubic meters against 2.58 billion cubic meters in Niger as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Niger and Senegal?
- 0.48 billion cubic meters, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2022.
- How do Niger and Senegal rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Niger ranks 83rd and Senegal ranks 80th 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.