What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Kuwait and Uruguay?

25.12 million cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?

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.

Kuwait vs Uruguay: Municipal water withdrawal

Kuwait

448.30 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uruguay

423.18 million cubic meters

in 2023

Kuwait rank

88th

Uruguay rank

89th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Kuwait
Uruguay

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 448.30 million cubic meters against 423.18 million cubic meters in Uruguay, a difference of 25.12 million cubic meters.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kuwait ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	271.67 million cubic meters	367.60 million cubic meters	95.93 million cubic meters	Uruguay
2000s	423.99 million cubic meters	412.30 million cubic meters	11.69 million cubic meters	Kuwait
2010s	448.30 million cubic meters	417.40 million cubic meters	30.90 million cubic meters	Kuwait
2020s	448.30 million cubic meters	421.78 million cubic meters	26.52 million cubic meters	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Kuwait or Uruguay?: Kuwait, at 448.30 million cubic meters against 423.18 million cubic meters in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Kuwait and Uruguay?: 25.12 million cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Uruguay?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Uruguay rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Kuwait ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 89th 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.