Eritrea vs Gambia: Municipal water withdrawal
Eritrea
31.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Gambia
41.20 million cubic meters
in 2023
Eritrea rank
162nd
Gambia rank
159th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Eritrea
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 41.20 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Eritrea, a difference of 10.20 million cubic meters.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 162nd and Gambia ranks 159th of 183 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.67 million cubic meters | 39.01 million cubic meters | 335,000 cubic meters | Gambia |
| 2010s | 31.00 million cubic meters | 41.20 million cubic meters | 10.20 million cubic meters | Gambia |
| 2020s | 31.00 million cubic meters | 41.20 million cubic meters | 10.20 million cubic meters | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Eritrea or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 41.20 million cubic meters against 31.00 million cubic meters in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Eritrea and Gambia?
- 10.20 million cubic meters, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gambia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Gambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd and Gambia ranks 159th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.