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

300.80 million cubic meters, with Iraq ahead.

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

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.

Iraq vs Turkey: Municipal water withdrawal

Iraq

7.45 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Turkey

7.14 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iraq rank

14th

Turkey rank

15th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Iraq
Turkey

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 7.45 billion cubic meters against 7.14 billion cubic meters in Turkey, a difference of 300.80 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkey ahead.

Iraq ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 15th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.94 billion cubic meters	4.69 billion cubic meters	1.75 billion cubic meters	Turkey
2000s	3.34 billion cubic meters	5.00 billion cubic meters	1.67 billion cubic meters	Turkey
2010s	2.01 billion cubic meters	5.66 billion cubic meters	3.65 billion cubic meters	Turkey
2020s	7.67 billion cubic meters	7.08 billion cubic meters	585.24 million cubic meters	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Iraq or Turkey?: Iraq, at 7.45 billion cubic meters against 7.14 billion cubic meters in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Iraq and Turkey?: 300.80 million cubic meters, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Turkey rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Iraq ranks 14th 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.