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

2.60 million cubic meters, with Nepal ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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 Nepal: Municipal water withdrawal

Benin

145.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nepal

147.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Benin rank

129th

Nepal rank

128th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Benin
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 147.60 million cubic meters against 145.00 million cubic meters in Benin, a difference of 2.60 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nepal ahead.

Benin ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 128th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.86 million cubic meters	227.71 million cubic meters	191.85 million cubic meters	Nepal
2000s	72.26 million cubic meters	163.95 million cubic meters	91.69 million cubic meters	Nepal
2010s	143.23 million cubic meters	147.60 million cubic meters	4.37 million cubic meters	Nepal
2020s	145.00 million cubic meters	147.60 million cubic meters	2.60 million cubic meters	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Benin or Nepal?: Nepal, at 147.60 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 Nepal?: 2.60 million cubic meters, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nepal?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Benin and Nepal rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Benin ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 128th 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.