What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cameroon and Lebanon?

6.80 million cubic meters, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Cameroon vs Lebanon: Municipal water withdrawal

Cameroon

246.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Lebanon

240.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cameroon rank

109th

Lebanon rank

111th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Cameroon
Lebanon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 246.80 million cubic meters against 240.00 million cubic meters in Lebanon, a difference of 6.80 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lebanon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 109th and Lebanon ranks 111th of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1980s	180.80 million cubic meters	278.00 million cubic meters	97.20 million cubic meters	Lebanon
1990s	175.75 million cubic meters	369.52 million cubic meters	193.78 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2000s	221.09 million cubic meters	382.23 million cubic meters	161.14 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2010s	246.80 million cubic meters	261.00 million cubic meters	14.20 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2020s	246.80 million cubic meters	240.00 million cubic meters	6.80 million cubic meters	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Cameroon or Lebanon?: Cameroon, at 246.80 million cubic meters against 240.00 million cubic meters in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cameroon and Lebanon?: 6.80 million cubic meters, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Lebanon rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Cameroon ranks 109th and Lebanon ranks 111th 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.