Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Peru: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
11.5%
in 2022
Peru
12.1%
in 2022
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
129th
Peru rank
126th

Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Peru
020406080198720042022

How they compare

Peru currently reports 12.1% against 11.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 129th and Peru ranks 126th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Peru Difference Ahead
2000s 6.5% 8.7% 2.2% Peru
2010s 9.3% 6.0% 3.3% Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2020s 50.5% 10.2% 40.4% Bolivia, Plurinational State of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Peru?
Peru, at 12.1% against 11.5% in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2022.
What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?
0.6%, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Peru rank globally for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 129th and Peru ranks 126th of 180 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 Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Peru: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid, drawing on AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/municipal-water-as-a-share-of-total-water-withdrawals/bolivia/peru/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/municipal-water-as-a-share-of-total-water-withdrawals/bolivia/peru/">Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Peru: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals
Unit
% of total freshwater withdrawal
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
180 places, 5,812 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed

Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).