El Salvador vs Zimbabwe: Municipal water withdrawal
El Salvador
530.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Zimbabwe
547.08 million cubic meters
in 2023
El Salvador rank
80th
Zimbabwe rank
78th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- El Salvador
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 547.08 million cubic meters against 530.00 million cubic meters in El Salvador, a difference of 17.08 million cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
El Salvador ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 78th of 183 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304.19 million cubic meters | 407.87 million cubic meters | 103.68 million cubic meters | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 433.99 million cubic meters | 506.38 million cubic meters | 72.39 million cubic meters | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 388.45 million cubic meters | 569.84 million cubic meters | 181.39 million cubic meters | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 446.39 million cubic meters | 547.08 million cubic meters | 100.69 million cubic meters | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, El Salvador or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 547.08 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 Zimbabwe?
- 17.08 million cubic meters, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Zimbabwe?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Zimbabwe rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- El Salvador ranks 80th and Zimbabwe ranks 78th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.