Azerbaijan vs Kuwait: Municipal water withdrawal
Azerbaijan
408.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Kuwait
448.30 million cubic meters
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
90th
Kuwait rank
88th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Azerbaijan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 448.30 million cubic meters against 408.00 million cubic meters in Azerbaijan, a difference of 40.30 million cubic meters.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 88th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 603.00 million cubic meters | 271.67 million cubic meters | 331.33 million cubic meters | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 528.30 million cubic meters | 423.99 million cubic meters | 104.31 million cubic meters | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 444.00 million cubic meters | 448.30 million cubic meters | 4.30 million cubic meters | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 413.75 million cubic meters | 448.30 million cubic meters | 34.55 million cubic meters | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Azerbaijan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 448.30 million cubic meters against 408.00 million cubic meters in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 40.30 million cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Kuwait?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Kuwait rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Azerbaijan ranks 90th and Kuwait ranks 88th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.