What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Benin and Cape Verde?

10.89 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cape Verde?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Benin vs Cape Verde: Municipal water withdrawal

Benin

145.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde

155.90 million cubic meters

in 2023

Benin rank

129th

Cape Verde rank

126th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Benin
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 155.90 million cubic meters against 145.00 million cubic meters in Benin, a difference of 10.89 million cubic meters.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 129th and Cape Verde ranks 126th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
2000s	75.86 million cubic meters	36.82 million cubic meters	39.04 million cubic meters	Benin
2010s	143.23 million cubic meters	120.47 million cubic meters	22.76 million cubic meters	Benin
2020s	145.00 million cubic meters	157.08 million cubic meters	12.08 million cubic meters	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Benin or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 155.90 million cubic meters against 145.00 million cubic meters in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Benin and Cape Verde?: 10.89 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cape Verde?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Benin and Cape Verde rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Benin ranks 129th and Cape Verde ranks 126th 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.