What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Malawi and Oman?

13.10 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Oman?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Malawi vs Oman: Municipal water withdrawal

Malawi

143.10 million cubic meters

in 2023

Oman

130.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Malawi rank

130th

Oman rank

133rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Malawi
Oman

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 143.10 million cubic meters against 130.00 million cubic meters in Oman, a difference of 13.10 million cubic meters.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 130th and Oman ranks 133rd of 183 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1990s	98.80 million cubic meters	75.56 million cubic meters	23.24 million cubic meters	Malawi
2000s	136.05 million cubic meters	126.36 million cubic meters	9.69 million cubic meters	Malawi
2010s	143.10 million cubic meters	117.64 million cubic meters	25.46 million cubic meters	Malawi
2020s	143.10 million cubic meters	130.00 million cubic meters	13.10 million cubic meters	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Malawi or Oman?: Malawi, at 143.10 million cubic meters against 130.00 million cubic meters in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Malawi and Oman?: 13.10 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Oman?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Oman rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Malawi ranks 130th and Oman ranks 133rd 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.