What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bulgaria and Guatemala?

3.00 million cubic meters, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guatemala?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Bulgaria vs Guatemala: Municipal water withdrawal

Bulgaria

832.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Guatemala

835.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

60th

Guatemala rank

59th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Bulgaria
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 835.00 million cubic meters against 832.00 million cubic meters in Bulgaria, a difference of 3.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 59th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1990s	903.25 million cubic meters	246.54 million cubic meters	656.71 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2000s	1.05 billion cubic meters	693.18 million cubic meters	358.00 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2010s	908.26 million cubic meters	835.00 million cubic meters	73.26 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2020s	835.50 million cubic meters	835.00 million cubic meters	500,000 cubic meters	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bulgaria or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 835.00 million cubic meters against 832.00 million cubic meters in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bulgaria and Guatemala?: 3.00 million cubic meters, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guatemala?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Guatemala rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Guatemala ranks 59th 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.