What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?

8.80 million cubic meters, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.

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.

Fiji vs Guinea-Bissau: Municipal water withdrawal

Fiji

25.30 million cubic meters

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

34.10 million cubic meters

in 2023

Fiji rank

164th

Guinea-Bissau rank

161st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Fiji
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 34.10 million cubic meters against 25.30 million cubic meters in Fiji, a difference of 8.80 million cubic meters.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.3 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Fiji ahead.

Fiji ranks 164th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st of 183 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Fiji	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16.40 million cubic meters	18.67 million cubic meters	2.27 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	24.58 million cubic meters	30.77 million cubic meters	6.19 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	25.30 million cubic meters	34.10 million cubic meters	8.80 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	25.30 million cubic meters	34.10 million cubic meters	8.80 million cubic meters	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Fiji or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 34.10 million cubic meters against 25.30 million cubic meters in Fiji as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?: 8.80 million cubic meters, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Fiji and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Fiji ranks 164th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 161st 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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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.