What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahrain and Yemen?

10.60 million cubic meters, with Bahrain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Yemen?

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.

Bahrain vs Yemen: Municipal water withdrawal

Bahrain

275.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Yemen

265.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bahrain rank

105th

Yemen rank

106th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Bahrain
Yemen

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 275.60 million cubic meters against 265.00 million cubic meters in Yemen, a difference of 10.60 million cubic meters.

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

Bahrain ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 106th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	123.04 million cubic meters	232.95 million cubic meters	109.91 million cubic meters	Yemen
2000s	192.28 million cubic meters	267.10 million cubic meters	74.82 million cubic meters	Yemen
2010s	265.99 million cubic meters	265.00 million cubic meters	989,000 cubic meters	Bahrain
2020s	275.60 million cubic meters	265.00 million cubic meters	10.60 million cubic meters	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bahrain or Yemen?: Bahrain, at 275.60 million cubic meters against 265.00 million cubic meters in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bahrain and Yemen?: 10.60 million cubic meters, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Yemen?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Yemen rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Bahrain ranks 105th and Yemen ranks 106th 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.