Cuba vs Syria: Municipal water withdrawal
Cuba
1.70 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Syria
1.48 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Cuba rank
40th
Syria rank
41st
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Cuba
- Syria
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.70 billion cubic meters against 1.48 billion cubic meters in Syria, a difference of 225.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Cuba has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 40th and Syria ranks 41st of 183 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 billion cubic meters | 1.13 billion cubic meters | 614.81 million cubic meters | Cuba |
| 2000s | 1.72 billion cubic meters | 1.43 billion cubic meters | 293.12 million cubic meters | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.70 billion cubic meters | 1.48 billion cubic meters | 225.00 million cubic meters | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.70 billion cubic meters | 1.48 billion cubic meters | 225.00 million cubic meters | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Cuba or Syria?
- Cuba, at 1.70 billion cubic meters against 1.48 billion cubic meters in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Cuba and Syria?
- 225.00 million cubic meters, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Syria rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Cuba ranks 40th and Syria ranks 41st 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.