What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Mauritania and East Timor?

3.60 million cubic meters, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?

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.

Mauritania vs East Timor: Municipal water withdrawal

Mauritania

95.40 million cubic meters

in 2023

East Timor

99.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Mauritania rank

144th

East Timor rank

142nd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Mauritania
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 99.00 million cubic meters against 95.40 million cubic meters in Mauritania, a difference of 3.60 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 142nd of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	89.55 million cubic meters	76.92 million cubic meters	12.62 million cubic meters	Mauritania
2010s	95.40 million cubic meters	99.00 million cubic meters	3.60 million cubic meters	East Timor
2020s	95.40 million cubic meters	99.00 million cubic meters	3.60 million cubic meters	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Mauritania or East Timor?: East Timor, at 99.00 million cubic meters against 95.40 million cubic meters in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Mauritania and East Timor?: 3.60 million cubic meters, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and East Timor?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and East Timor rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Mauritania ranks 144th and East Timor ranks 142nd 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.