What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Ireland and Morocco?

190.32 million cubic meters, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?

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.

Ireland vs Morocco: Municipal water withdrawal

Ireland

1.25 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Morocco

1.06 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Ireland rank

47th

Morocco rank

50th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Ireland
Morocco

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 1.25 billion cubic meters against 1.06 billion cubic meters in Morocco, a difference of 190.32 million cubic meters.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.

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

Ireland ranks 47th and Morocco ranks 50th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	494.25 million cubic meters	846.62 million cubic meters	352.37 million cubic meters	Morocco
2000s	665.42 million cubic meters	2.06 billion cubic meters	1.39 billion cubic meters	Morocco
2010s	727.13 million cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	335.87 million cubic meters	Morocco
2020s	1.10 billion cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	33.24 million cubic meters	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Ireland or Morocco?: Ireland, at 1.25 billion cubic meters against 1.06 billion cubic meters in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Ireland and Morocco?: 190.32 million cubic meters, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Morocco?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Morocco rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Ireland ranks 47th and Morocco ranks 50th 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.