Egypt vs Japan: Municipal water withdrawal
Egypt
10.75 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Japan
14.40 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Egypt rank
9th
Japan rank
7th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 14.40 billion cubic meters against 10.75 billion cubic meters in Egypt, a difference of 3.65 billion cubic meters.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th of 183 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 billion cubic meters | 16.74 billion cubic meters | 12.69 billion cubic meters | Japan |
| 2000s | 6.96 billion cubic meters | 16.11 billion cubic meters | 9.15 billion cubic meters | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.08 billion cubic meters | 14.94 billion cubic meters | 4.86 billion cubic meters | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.75 billion cubic meters | 14.47 billion cubic meters | 3.73 billion cubic meters | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Egypt or Japan?
- Japan, at 14.40 billion cubic meters against 10.75 billion cubic meters in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Egypt and Japan?
- 3.65 billion cubic meters, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Japan ranks 7th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.