What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

3.30 million cubic meters, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 2014 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.

Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Municipal water withdrawal

Belize

11.40 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe

14.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belize rank

176th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

173rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 14.70 million cubic meters against 11.40 million cubic meters in Belize, a difference of 3.30 million cubic meters.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd of 183 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2010s	11.40 million cubic meters	14.77 million cubic meters	3.37 million cubic meters	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	11.40 million cubic meters	14.70 million cubic meters	3.30 million cubic meters	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Belize or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 14.70 million cubic meters against 11.40 million cubic meters in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3.30 million cubic meters, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Belize ranks 176th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 173rd 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.