Maldives vs Monaco: Annual freshwater withdrawals
Annual freshwater withdrawals over time
- Maldives
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 5.00 million billion cubic meters against 4.70 million billion cubic meters in Maldives, a difference of 300,000 billion cubic meters.
That makes Monaco's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Monaco has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 180th and Monaco ranks 179th of 181 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.30 million billion cubic meters | 6.30 million billion cubic meters | 2.00 million billion cubic meters | Monaco |
| 2000s | 4.65 million billion cubic meters | 5.64 million billion cubic meters | 992,500 billion cubic meters | Monaco |
| 2010s | 4.33 million billion cubic meters | 5.00 million billion cubic meters | 668,571 billion cubic meters | Monaco |
| 2020s | 4.70 million billion cubic meters | 5.00 million billion cubic meters | 300,000 billion cubic meters | Monaco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, Maldives or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 5.00 million billion cubic meters against 4.70 million billion cubic meters in Maldives as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals between Maldives and Monaco?
- 300,000 billion cubic meters, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Monaco?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Maldives and Monaco rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Maldives ranks 180th and Monaco ranks 179th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by 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
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.