Egypt vs Philippines: Municipal water withdrawal
Egypt
10.75 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Philippines
9.61 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Egypt rank
9th
Philippines rank
11th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Egypt
- Philippines
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 10.75 billion cubic meters against 9.61 billion cubic meters in Philippines, a difference of 1.14 billion cubic meters.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Philippines ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 11th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.36 billion cubic meters | 4.72 billion cubic meters | 366.40 million cubic meters | Philippines |
| 2000s | 6.96 billion cubic meters | 5.96 billion cubic meters | 1.00 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2010s | 10.08 billion cubic meters | 7.77 billion cubic meters | 2.31 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10.75 billion cubic meters | 9.32 billion cubic meters | 1.43 billion cubic meters | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Egypt or Philippines?
- Egypt, at 10.75 billion cubic meters against 9.61 billion cubic meters in Philippines as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Egypt and Philippines?
- 1.14 billion cubic meters, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Philippines ranks 11th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.