Algeria vs Bangladesh: Municipal water withdrawal
Algeria
3.39 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Bangladesh
3.60 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Algeria rank
30th
Bangladesh rank
27th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Algeria
- Bangladesh
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 3.60 billion cubic meters against 3.39 billion cubic meters in Algeria, a difference of 211.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 30th and Bangladesh ranks 27th of 183 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Bangladesh | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 980.00 million cubic meters | 1.02 billion cubic meters | 36.67 million cubic meters | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.39 billion cubic meters | 2.17 billion cubic meters | 784.55 million cubic meters | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.21 billion cubic meters | 3.22 billion cubic meters | 1.01 billion cubic meters | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3.22 billion cubic meters | 3.60 billion cubic meters | 381.57 million cubic meters | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 3.42 billion cubic meters | 3.60 billion cubic meters | 175.00 million cubic meters | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Algeria or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh, at 3.60 billion cubic meters against 3.39 billion cubic meters in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Algeria and Bangladesh?
- 211.00 million cubic meters, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Bangladesh?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Bangladesh rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Algeria ranks 30th and Bangladesh ranks 27th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.