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

850.00 million cubic meters, with Argentina ahead.

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

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 Nigeria: Municipal water withdrawal

Argentina

5.85 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Nigeria

5.00 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Argentina rank

19th

Nigeria rank

22nd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Argentina
Nigeria

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5.85 billion cubic meters against 5.00 billion cubic meters in Nigeria, a difference of 850.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 22nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.72 billion cubic meters	2.75 billion cubic meters	1.97 billion cubic meters	Argentina
2000s	5.33 billion cubic meters	4.02 billion cubic meters	1.30 billion cubic meters	Argentina
2010s	5.84 billion cubic meters	5.00 billion cubic meters	841.94 million cubic meters	Argentina
2020s	5.85 billion cubic meters	5.00 billion cubic meters	850.00 million cubic meters	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Argentina or Nigeria?: Argentina, at 5.85 billion cubic meters against 5.00 billion cubic meters in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Argentina and Nigeria?: 850.00 million cubic meters, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Nigeria?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Nigeria rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Argentina ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 22nd 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.