What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Hungary and Zambia?

46.00 million cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Zambia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Hungary vs Zambia: Municipal water withdrawal

Hungary

714.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

760.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Hungary rank

69th

Zambia rank

66th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Hungary
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 760.00 million cubic meters against 714.00 million cubic meters in Hungary, a difference of 46.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 66th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	879.56 million cubic meters	282.06 million cubic meters	597.50 million cubic meters	Hungary
2000s	814.26 million cubic meters	382.14 million cubic meters	432.12 million cubic meters	Hungary
2010s	645.47 million cubic meters	586.90 million cubic meters	58.57 million cubic meters	Hungary
2020s	667.35 million cubic meters	729.88 million cubic meters	62.53 million cubic meters	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Hungary or Zambia?: Zambia, at 760.00 million cubic meters against 714.00 million cubic meters in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Hungary and Zambia?: 46.00 million cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Zambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Hungary ranks 69th and Zambia ranks 66th 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.