El Salvador vs New Zealand: Municipal water withdrawal
El Salvador
530.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
New Zealand
576.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
El Salvador rank
80th
New Zealand rank
77th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- El Salvador
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 576.00 million cubic meters against 530.00 million cubic meters in El Salvador, a difference of 46.00 million cubic meters.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 77th of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304.19 million cubic meters | 1.30 billion cubic meters | 997.61 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 433.99 million cubic meters | 913.00 million cubic meters | 479.01 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 388.45 million cubic meters | 584.70 million cubic meters | 196.25 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 446.39 million cubic meters | 559.12 million cubic meters | 112.74 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, El Salvador or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 576.00 million cubic meters against 530.00 million cubic meters in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 46.00 million cubic meters, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and New Zealand?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and New Zealand rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- El Salvador ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 77th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.