What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Congo and Estonia?

689,400 cubic meters, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Estonia?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Congo vs Estonia: Municipal water withdrawal

Congo

63.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Estonia

64.39 million cubic meters

in 2023

Congo rank

150th

Estonia rank

149th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Congo
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 64.39 million cubic meters against 63.70 million cubic meters in Congo, a difference of 689,400 cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.

Congo ranks 150th and Estonia ranks 149th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.60 million cubic meters	86.88 million cubic meters	57.28 million cubic meters	Estonia
2000s	50.88 million cubic meters	75.67 million cubic meters	24.79 million cubic meters	Estonia
2010s	63.70 million cubic meters	61.98 million cubic meters	1.72 million cubic meters	Congo
2020s	63.70 million cubic meters	66.10 million cubic meters	2.40 million cubic meters	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Congo or Estonia?: Estonia, at 64.39 million cubic meters against 63.70 million cubic meters in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Congo and Estonia?: 689,400 cubic meters, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Estonia?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Congo and Estonia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Congo ranks 150th and Estonia ranks 149th 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.