What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between France and Iran?

923.17 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

France vs Iran: Municipal water withdrawal

France

5.28 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iran

6.20 billion cubic meters

in 2023

France rank

20th

Iran rank

18th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

France
Iran

How they compare

Iran currently reports 6.20 billion cubic meters against 5.28 billion cubic meters in France, a difference of 923.17 million cubic meters.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was France ahead.

France ranks 20th and Iran ranks 18th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Iran	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.91 billion cubic meters	5.23 billion cubic meters	686.21 million cubic meters	France
2000s	5.82 billion cubic meters	5.78 billion cubic meters	48.70 million cubic meters	France
2010s	5.37 billion cubic meters	6.20 billion cubic meters	831.37 million cubic meters	Iran
2020s	5.43 billion cubic meters	6.20 billion cubic meters	772.83 million cubic meters	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, France or Iran?: Iran, at 6.20 billion cubic meters against 5.28 billion cubic meters in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between France and Iran?: 923.17 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Iran?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do France and Iran rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: France ranks 20th and Iran ranks 18th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Iran: Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/municipal-water-withdrawal/france/iran-islamic-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/municipal-water-withdrawal/france/iran-islamic-rep/">France vs Iran: Municipal water withdrawal</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.