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

1.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.

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

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 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 Sweden: Municipal water withdrawal

Libya

700.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sweden

699.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Libya rank

70th

Sweden rank

71st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Libya
Sweden

How they compare

Libya currently reports 700.00 million cubic meters against 699.00 million cubic meters in Sweden, a difference of 1.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.

Libya ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 71st of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	399.80 million cubic meters	879.34 million cubic meters	479.54 million cubic meters	Sweden
1990s	505.01 million cubic meters	1.03 billion cubic meters	528.79 million cubic meters	Sweden
2000s	665.52 million cubic meters	1.02 billion cubic meters	351.13 million cubic meters	Sweden
2010s	699.42 million cubic meters	923.00 million cubic meters	223.58 million cubic meters	Sweden
2020s	700.00 million cubic meters	699.00 million cubic meters	1.00 million cubic meters	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Libya or Sweden?: Libya, at 700.00 million cubic meters against 699.00 million cubic meters in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Libya and Sweden?: 1.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Libya ranks 70th and Sweden ranks 71st 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.