What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Costa Rica and Morocco?

45.60 million cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Costa Rica vs Morocco: Municipal water withdrawal

Costa Rica

1.11 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Morocco

1.06 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

49th

Morocco rank

50th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Costa Rica
Morocco

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 1.11 billion cubic meters against 1.06 billion cubic meters in Morocco, a difference of 45.60 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Morocco ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 49th and Morocco ranks 50th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	745.13 million cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	318.37 million cubic meters	Morocco
2000s	668.01 million cubic meters	2.06 billion cubic meters	1.39 billion cubic meters	Morocco
2010s	598.80 million cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	464.20 million cubic meters	Morocco
2020s	1.04 billion cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	24.50 million cubic meters	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Costa Rica or Morocco?: Costa Rica, at 1.11 billion cubic meters against 1.06 billion cubic meters in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Costa Rica and Morocco?: 45.60 million cubic meters, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Morocco?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Morocco rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Costa Rica ranks 49th and Morocco ranks 50th 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.