What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Lebanon and Rwanda?

10.00 million cubic meters, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Rwanda?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Lebanon vs Rwanda: Municipal water withdrawal

Lebanon

240.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Rwanda

230.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Lebanon rank

111th

Rwanda rank

113th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Lebanon
Rwanda

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 240.00 million cubic meters against 230.00 million cubic meters in Rwanda, a difference of 10.00 million cubic meters.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 111th and Rwanda ranks 113th of 183 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	278.00 million cubic meters	36.00 million cubic meters	242.00 million cubic meters	Lebanon
1990s	369.52 million cubic meters	36.00 million cubic meters	333.52 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2000s	382.23 million cubic meters	65.82 million cubic meters	316.41 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2010s	261.00 million cubic meters	175.81 million cubic meters	85.19 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2020s	240.00 million cubic meters	230.00 million cubic meters	10.00 million cubic meters	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Lebanon or Rwanda?: Lebanon, at 240.00 million cubic meters against 230.00 million cubic meters in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Lebanon and Rwanda?: 10.00 million cubic meters, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Rwanda?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Rwanda rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Lebanon ranks 111th and Rwanda ranks 113th 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.