Benin vs Namibia: Annual freshwater withdrawals

Benin
130.00 million billion cubic meters
in 2022
Namibia
102.96 million billion cubic meters
in 2022
Benin rank
157th
Namibia rank
158th

Annual freshwater withdrawals over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M300.0M198520032022

How they compare

Benin currently reports 130.00 million billion cubic meters against 102.96 million billion cubic meters in Namibia, a difference of 27.04 million billion cubic meters.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Namibia ahead.

Benin ranks 157th and Namibia ranks 158th of 181 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals
Unit
billion cubic meters
Source
AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 6,284 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed

Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.