What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Malaysia?

52.00 million cubic meters, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?

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.

Chile vs Malaysia: Municipal water withdrawal

Chile

1.29 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Malaysia

1.34 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Chile rank

46th

Malaysia rank

43rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Chile
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1.34 billion cubic meters against 1.29 billion cubic meters in Chile, a difference of 52.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.08 billion cubic meters	1.18 billion cubic meters	109.54 million cubic meters	Malaysia
2000s	1.19 billion cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	152.02 million cubic meters	Malaysia
2010s	1.29 billion cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	56.83 million cubic meters	Malaysia
2020s	1.29 billion cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	52.00 million cubic meters	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Chile or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 1.34 billion cubic meters against 1.29 billion cubic meters in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Malaysia?: 52.00 million cubic meters, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malaysia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Malaysia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Chile ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd 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.