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

27.00 million cubic meters, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Sri Lanka: Municipal water withdrawal

Bulgaria

832.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

805.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

60th

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Bulgaria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 832.00 million cubic meters against 805.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka, a difference of 27.00 million cubic meters.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bulgaria has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	838.42 million cubic meters	330.90 million cubic meters	507.52 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2000s	1.05 billion cubic meters	712.60 million cubic meters	338.58 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2010s	908.26 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	103.26 million cubic meters	Bulgaria
2020s	835.50 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	30.50 million cubic meters	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Bulgaria or Sri Lanka?: Bulgaria, at 832.00 million cubic meters against 805.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?: 27.00 million cubic meters, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Sri Lanka rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Bulgaria ranks 60th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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.