What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between North Korea and Portugal?

17.23 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

North Korea vs Portugal: Municipal water withdrawal

North Korea

902.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Portugal

920.03 million cubic meters

in 2023

North Korea rank

56th

Portugal rank

54th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

North Korea
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 920.03 million cubic meters against 902.80 million cubic meters in North Korea, a difference of 17.23 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

North Korea ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th of 183 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	889.24 million cubic meters	983.32 million cubic meters	94.08 million cubic meters	Portugal
2010s	902.80 million cubic meters	906.73 million cubic meters	3.93 million cubic meters	Portugal
2020s	902.80 million cubic meters	920.03 million cubic meters	17.23 million cubic meters	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, North Korea or Portugal?: Portugal, at 920.03 million cubic meters against 902.80 million cubic meters in North Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between North Korea and Portugal?: 17.23 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Portugal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Portugal rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: North Korea ranks 56th and Portugal ranks 54th 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.