What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Germany and Pakistan?

103.81 million cubic meters, with Pakistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pakistan?

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.

Germany vs Pakistan: Municipal water withdrawal

Germany

9.55 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Pakistan

9.65 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Germany rank

12th

Pakistan rank

10th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Germany
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 9.65 billion cubic meters against 9.55 billion cubic meters in Germany, a difference of 103.81 million cubic meters.

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

Germany ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 10th of 183 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.12 billion cubic meters	4.23 billion cubic meters	6.89 billion cubic meters	Germany
2000s	10.85 billion cubic meters	8.01 billion cubic meters	2.83 billion cubic meters	Germany
2010s	10.77 billion cubic meters	9.65 billion cubic meters	1.12 billion cubic meters	Germany
2020s	9.74 billion cubic meters	9.65 billion cubic meters	87.65 million cubic meters	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Germany or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 9.65 billion cubic meters against 9.55 billion cubic meters in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Germany and Pakistan?: 103.81 million cubic meters, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Pakistan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Germany and Pakistan rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Germany ranks 12th and Pakistan ranks 10th 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.