What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Afghanistan and Albania?

22.60 million cubic meters, with Albania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Albania?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Albania: Municipal water withdrawal

Afghanistan

203.40 million cubic meters

in 2023

Albania

226.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

118th

Albania rank

115th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Afghanistan
Albania

How they compare

Albania currently reports 226.00 million cubic meters against 203.40 million cubic meters in Afghanistan, a difference of 22.60 million cubic meters.

That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 118th and Albania ranks 115th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Albania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	199.43 million cubic meters	302.68 million cubic meters	103.25 million cubic meters	Albania
2000s	188.64 million cubic meters	529.90 million cubic meters	341.26 million cubic meters	Albania
2010s	203.40 million cubic meters	310.00 million cubic meters	106.59 million cubic meters	Albania
2020s	203.40 million cubic meters	223.50 million cubic meters	20.10 million cubic meters	Albania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Afghanistan or Albania?: Albania, at 226.00 million cubic meters against 203.40 million cubic meters in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Afghanistan and Albania?: 22.60 million cubic meters, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Albania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Albania rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Afghanistan ranks 118th and Albania ranks 115th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.