Bhutan vs Equatorial Guinea: Municipal water withdrawal
Bhutan
17.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
15.80 million cubic meters
in 2023
Bhutan rank
168th
Equatorial Guinea rank
170th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Bhutan
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 17.00 million cubic meters against 15.80 million cubic meters in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.20 million cubic meters.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Bhutan ranks 168th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 183 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.67 million cubic meters | 8.54 million cubic meters | 871,793 cubic meters | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 10.70 million cubic meters | 11.39 million cubic meters | 688,463 cubic meters | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 15.32 million cubic meters | 15.20 million cubic meters | 120,000 cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 17.00 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 1.20 million cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 17.00 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 1.20 million cubic meters | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bhutan or Equatorial Guinea?
- Bhutan, at 17.00 million cubic meters against 15.80 million cubic meters in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.20 million cubic meters, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Bhutan ranks 168th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.