Guinea-Bissau vs Sierra Leone: Annual freshwater withdrawals

Guinea-Bissau
175.00 million
in 2022
Sierra Leone
212.20 million
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau rank
152nd
Sierra Leone rank
149th

Annual freshwater withdrawals over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Sierra Leone
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M198720042022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 212.20 million against 175.00 million in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 37.20 million.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 181 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 122.20 million 155.89 million 33.69 million Sierra Leone
2000s 175.00 million 205.21 million 30.21 million Sierra Leone
2010s 175.00 million 212.20 million 37.20 million Sierra Leone
2020s 175.00 million 212.20 million 37.20 million Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, Guinea-Bissau or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 212.20 million against 175.00 million in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
37.20 million, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone?
32 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 152nd and Sierra Leone ranks 149th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 6,284 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed