What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Latvia and Mauritania?

8.04 million cubic meters, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mauritania?

17 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Latvia vs Mauritania: Municipal water withdrawal

Latvia

87.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Mauritania

95.40 million cubic meters

in 2023

Latvia rank

145th

Mauritania rank

144th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Latvia
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 95.40 million cubic meters against 87.36 million cubic meters in Latvia, a difference of 8.04 million cubic meters.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 144th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	132.62 million cubic meters	95.40 million cubic meters	37.22 million cubic meters	Latvia
2010s	116.57 million cubic meters	95.40 million cubic meters	21.17 million cubic meters	Latvia
2020s	90.22 million cubic meters	95.40 million cubic meters	5.18 million cubic meters	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Latvia or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 95.40 million cubic meters against 87.36 million cubic meters in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Latvia and Mauritania?: 8.04 million cubic meters, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Mauritania?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Mauritania rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Latvia ranks 145th and Mauritania ranks 144th 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.