What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belarus and Qatar?

46.14 million cubic meters, with Belarus ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Qatar?

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.

Belarus vs Qatar: Municipal water withdrawal

Belarus

629.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Qatar

582.86 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belarus rank

73rd

Qatar rank

76th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Belarus
Qatar

How they compare

Belarus currently reports 629.00 million cubic meters against 582.86 million cubic meters in Qatar, a difference of 46.14 million cubic meters.

That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

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

Belarus ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 76th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	791.40 million cubic meters	67.95 million cubic meters	723.45 million cubic meters	Belarus
2000s	774.55 million cubic meters	180.91 million cubic meters	593.64 million cubic meters	Belarus
2010s	588.80 million cubic meters	460.67 million cubic meters	128.13 million cubic meters	Belarus
2020s	594.25 million cubic meters	555.24 million cubic meters	39.02 million cubic meters	Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Belarus or Qatar?: Belarus, at 629.00 million cubic meters against 582.86 million cubic meters in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belarus and Qatar?: 46.14 million cubic meters, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Qatar?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Qatar rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Belarus ranks 73rd and Qatar ranks 76th 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.