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

19.80 million cubic meters, with North Korea ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Municipal water withdrawal

North Korea

902.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Tunisia

883.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

North Korea rank

56th

Tunisia rank

57th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

North Korea
Tunisia

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 902.80 million cubic meters against 883.00 million cubic meters in Tunisia, a difference of 19.80 million cubic meters.

Across all 24 years both countries report, North Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 56th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	889.24 million cubic meters	427.84 million cubic meters	461.40 million cubic meters	North Korea
2010s	902.80 million cubic meters	666.15 million cubic meters	236.65 million cubic meters	North Korea
2020s	902.80 million cubic meters	863.50 million cubic meters	39.30 million cubic meters	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, North Korea or Tunisia?: North Korea, at 902.80 million cubic meters against 883.00 million cubic meters in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between North Korea and Tunisia?: 19.80 million cubic meters, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Tunisia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Tunisia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: North Korea ranks 56th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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.