What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Greece and Malaysia?

3.96 million cubic meters, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Greece vs Malaysia: Municipal water withdrawal

Greece

1.35 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Malaysia

1.34 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Greece rank

42nd

Malaysia rank

43rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Greece
Malaysia

How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.35 billion cubic meters against 1.34 billion cubic meters in Malaysia, a difference of 3.96 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Greece ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	813.74 million cubic meters	1.18 billion cubic meters	371.06 million cubic meters	Malaysia
2000s	892.87 million cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	449.13 million cubic meters	Malaysia
2010s	1.53 billion cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	185.13 million cubic meters	Greece
2020s	1.52 billion cubic meters	1.34 billion cubic meters	174.48 million cubic meters	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Greece or Malaysia?: Greece, at 1.35 billion cubic meters against 1.34 billion cubic meters in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Greece and Malaysia?: 3.96 million cubic meters, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Malaysia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Malaysia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Greece ranks 42nd and Malaysia ranks 43rd 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.