What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Argentina and Iran?

350.00 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Argentina vs Iran: Municipal water withdrawal

Argentina

5.85 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iran

6.20 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Argentina rank

19th

Iran rank

18th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Argentina
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 6.20 billion cubic meters against 5.85 billion cubic meters in Argentina, a difference of 350.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iran ahead.

Argentina ranks 19th and Iran ranks 18th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.72 billion cubic meters	5.40 billion cubic meters	678.75 million cubic meters	Iran
2000s	5.33 billion cubic meters	5.78 billion cubic meters	449.06 million cubic meters	Iran
2010s	5.84 billion cubic meters	6.20 billion cubic meters	358.06 million cubic meters	Iran
2020s	5.85 billion cubic meters	6.20 billion cubic meters	350.00 million cubic meters	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Argentina or Iran?: Iran, at 6.20 billion cubic meters against 5.85 billion cubic meters in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Argentina and Iran?: 350.00 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Iran?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Iran rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Argentina ranks 19th and Iran ranks 18th 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.