Greece vs Syria: Municipal water withdrawal
Greece
1.35 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Syria
1.48 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Greece rank
42nd
Syria rank
41st
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Greece
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1.48 billion cubic meters against 1.35 billion cubic meters in Greece, a difference of 129.04 million cubic meters.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Syria ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Syria ranks 41st of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 837.33 million cubic meters | 1.13 billion cubic meters | 295.81 million cubic meters | Syria |
| 2000s | 892.87 million cubic meters | 1.43 billion cubic meters | 532.68 million cubic meters | Syria |
| 2010s | 1.53 billion cubic meters | 1.48 billion cubic meters | 52.13 million cubic meters | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.52 billion cubic meters | 1.48 billion cubic meters | 41.48 million cubic meters | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Greece or Syria?
- Syria, at 1.48 billion cubic meters against 1.35 billion cubic meters in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Greece and Syria?
- 129.04 million cubic meters, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Syria rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Syria ranks 41st 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.