What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Libya and Serbia?

14.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Serbia?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Libya vs Serbia: Municipal water withdrawal

Libya

700.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Serbia

686.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Libya rank

70th

Serbia rank

72nd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Libya
Serbia

How they compare

Libya currently reports 700.00 million cubic meters against 686.00 million cubic meters in Serbia, a difference of 14.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 70th and Serbia ranks 72nd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Serbia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	693.28 million cubic meters	687.80 million cubic meters	5.48 million cubic meters	Libya
2010s	699.42 million cubic meters	660.81 million cubic meters	38.61 million cubic meters	Libya
2020s	700.00 million cubic meters	688.02 million cubic meters	11.97 million cubic meters	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Libya or Serbia?: Libya, at 700.00 million cubic meters against 686.00 million cubic meters in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Libya and Serbia?: 14.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Serbia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Libya and Serbia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Libya ranks 70th and Serbia ranks 72nd 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.