Kazakhstan vs Spain: Municipal water withdrawal
Kazakhstan
4.23 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Spain
4.56 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
25th
Spain rank
24th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Kazakhstan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 4.56 billion cubic meters against 4.23 billion cubic meters in Kazakhstan, a difference of 327.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Spain ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 billion cubic meters | 5.21 billion cubic meters | 4.17 billion cubic meters | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.39 billion cubic meters | 5.71 billion cubic meters | 3.32 billion cubic meters | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.72 billion cubic meters | 4.68 billion cubic meters | 1.96 billion cubic meters | Spain |
| 2020s | 4.41 billion cubic meters | 4.56 billion cubic meters | 150.47 million cubic meters | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Kazakhstan or Spain?
- Spain, at 4.56 billion cubic meters against 4.23 billion cubic meters in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Kazakhstan and Spain?
- 327.00 million cubic meters, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Spain rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Kazakhstan ranks 25th and Spain ranks 24th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.