What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Jamaica and Paraguay?

22.13 million cubic meters, with Paraguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?

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.

Jamaica vs Paraguay: Municipal water withdrawal

Jamaica

339.87 million cubic meters

in 2023

Paraguay

362.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Jamaica rank

95th

Paraguay rank

94th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Jamaica
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 362.00 million cubic meters against 339.87 million cubic meters in Jamaica, a difference of 22.13 million cubic meters.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 94th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	197.25 million cubic meters	89.08 million cubic meters	108.17 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2000s	274.21 million cubic meters	207.18 million cubic meters	67.03 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2010s	261.77 million cubic meters	359.62 million cubic meters	97.85 million cubic meters	Paraguay
2020s	350.07 million cubic meters	362.00 million cubic meters	11.93 million cubic meters	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Jamaica or Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 362.00 million cubic meters against 339.87 million cubic meters in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Jamaica and Paraguay?: 22.13 million cubic meters, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Paraguay?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Paraguay rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Jamaica ranks 95th and Paraguay ranks 94th 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.