Somalia vs Yemen: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 3.56 billion cubic meters against 3.3 billion cubic meters in Somalia, a difference of 0.26 billion cubic meters.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Yemen has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 77th and Yemen ranks 74th of 181 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.24 billion cubic meters | 3.13 billion cubic meters | 0.8919 billion cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2000s | 3.3 billion cubic meters | 3.51 billion cubic meters | 0.2143 billion cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2010s | 3.3 billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion cubic meters | 0.267 billion cubic meters | Yemen |
| 2020s | 3.3 billion cubic meters | 3.56 billion cubic meters | 0.267 billion cubic meters | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 3.56 billion cubic meters against 3.3 billion cubic meters in Somalia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.26 billion cubic meters, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Somalia ranks 77th 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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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.