Sri Lanka vs Tajikistan: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)

Sri Lanka
12.95 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Tajikistan
10.6 billion cubic meters
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
40th
Tajikistan rank
43rd

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
051015199020062022

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 12.95 billion cubic meters against 10.6 billion cubic meters in Tajikistan, a difference of 2.35 billion cubic meters.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 43rd of 181 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1990s 11.88 billion cubic meters 11.85 billion cubic meters 0.0273 billion cubic meters Sri Lanka
2000s 12.97 billion cubic meters 11.53 billion cubic meters 1.43 billion cubic meters Sri Lanka
2010s 12.95 billion cubic meters 10.09 billion cubic meters 2.85 billion cubic meters Sri Lanka
2020s 12.95 billion cubic meters 10.6 billion cubic meters 2.34 billion cubic meters Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Sri Lanka or Tajikistan?
Sri Lanka, at 12.95 billion cubic meters against 10.6 billion cubic meters in Tajikistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
2.35 billion cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tajikistan?
29 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Sri Lanka and Tajikistan rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 40th and Tajikistan ranks 43rd 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
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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.