What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Cuba and Republic of Korea?

0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?

28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.

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.

Cuba vs Republic of Korea: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals

Cuba

24.4%

in 2022

Republic of Korea

24.6%

in 2022

Cuba rank

79th

Republic of Korea rank

77th

Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Cuba
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 24.6% against 24.4% in Cuba, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 79th and Republic of Korea ranks 77th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.8%	25.6%	8.2%	Cuba
2000s	32.2%	26.0%	6.2%	Cuba
2010s	25.2%	25.3%	0.2%	Republic of Korea
2020s	24.4%	24.6%	0.2%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals, Cuba or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 24.6% against 24.4% in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 0.2%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Republic of Korea?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Republic of Korea rank globally for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Cuba ranks 79th and Republic of Korea ranks 77th 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.

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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: 28 August 2026

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