What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Iran and Turkey?

944.20 million cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Iran vs Turkey: Municipal water withdrawal

Iran

6.20 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Turkey

7.14 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iran rank

18th

Turkey rank

15th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Iran
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 7.14 billion cubic meters against 6.20 billion cubic meters in Iran, a difference of 944.20 million cubic meters.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Turkey ahead.

Iran ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.23 billion cubic meters	4.61 billion cubic meters	613.21 million cubic meters	Iran
2000s	5.78 billion cubic meters	5.00 billion cubic meters	770.95 million cubic meters	Iran
2010s	6.20 billion cubic meters	5.66 billion cubic meters	539.10 million cubic meters	Iran
2020s	6.20 billion cubic meters	7.08 billion cubic meters	880.76 million cubic meters	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Iran or Turkey?: Turkey, at 7.14 billion cubic meters against 6.20 billion cubic meters in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Iran and Turkey?: 944.20 million cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Turkey?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Iran and Turkey rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Iran ranks 18th and Turkey ranks 15th 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.