What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?

2.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?

36 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Lesotho vs United Arab Emirates: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals

Lesotho

45.7%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

47.7%

in 2022

Lesotho rank

43rd

United Arab Emirates rank

40th

Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Lesotho
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 47.7% against 45.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 2.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	23.7%	20.2%	3.5%	Lesotho
1990s	36.0%	21.7%	14.3%	Lesotho
2000s	45.7%	19.7%	26.0%	Lesotho
2010s	45.7%	45.5%	0.1%	Lesotho
2020s	45.7%	51.3%	5.7%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals, Lesotho or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 47.7% against 45.7% in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals between Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 2.0%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and United Arab Emirates rank globally for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Lesotho ranks 43rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 40th 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).