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

5.00 million cubic meters, with Palestine ahead.

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

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.

Lebanon vs Palestine: Municipal water withdrawal

Lebanon

240.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Palestine

245.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Lebanon rank

111th

Palestine rank

110th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Lebanon
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 245.00 million cubic meters against 240.00 million cubic meters in Lebanon, a difference of 5.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lebanon ahead.

Lebanon ranks 111th and Palestine ranks 110th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	382.23 million cubic meters	162.10 million cubic meters	220.13 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2010s	261.00 million cubic meters	183.97 million cubic meters	77.03 million cubic meters	Lebanon
2020s	240.00 million cubic meters	235.28 million cubic meters	4.72 million cubic meters	Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Lebanon or Palestine?: Palestine, at 245.00 million cubic meters against 240.00 million cubic meters in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Lebanon and Palestine?: 5.00 million cubic meters, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palestine?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Palestine rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Lebanon ranks 111th and Palestine ranks 110th 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.