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

11.87 million cubic meters, with Jamaica ahead.

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

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 Uganda: Municipal water withdrawal

Jamaica

339.87 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uganda

328.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Jamaica rank

95th

Uganda rank

97th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Jamaica
Uganda

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 339.87 million cubic meters against 328.00 million cubic meters in Uganda, a difference of 11.87 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 97th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	197.25 million cubic meters	139.75 million cubic meters	57.50 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2000s	274.21 million cubic meters	248.53 million cubic meters	25.68 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2010s	261.77 million cubic meters	328.00 million cubic meters	66.23 million cubic meters	Uganda
2020s	350.07 million cubic meters	328.00 million cubic meters	22.07 million cubic meters	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Jamaica or Uganda?: Jamaica, at 339.87 million cubic meters against 328.00 million cubic meters in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Jamaica and Uganda?: 11.87 million cubic meters, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uganda?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Uganda rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Jamaica ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 97th 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.