What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Iceland and Latvia?

7.36 million cubic meters, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?

17 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Iceland vs Latvia: Municipal water withdrawal

Iceland

80.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Latvia

87.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Iceland rank

148th

Latvia rank

145th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Iceland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 87.36 million cubic meters against 80.00 million cubic meters in Iceland, a difference of 7.36 million cubic meters.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 148th and Latvia ranks 145th of 183 countries.

Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	85.67 million cubic meters	132.62 million cubic meters	46.95 million cubic meters	Latvia
2010s	83.70 million cubic meters	116.57 million cubic meters	32.87 million cubic meters	Latvia
2020s	80.00 million cubic meters	90.22 million cubic meters	10.22 million cubic meters	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Iceland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 87.36 million cubic meters against 80.00 million cubic meters in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Iceland and Latvia?: 7.36 million cubic meters, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Latvia?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Latvia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Iceland ranks 148th and Latvia ranks 145th 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.