New Zealand vs Qatar: Municipal water withdrawal
New Zealand
576.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Qatar
582.86 million cubic meters
in 2023
New Zealand rank
77th
Qatar rank
76th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- New Zealand
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 582.86 million cubic meters against 576.00 million cubic meters in New Zealand, a difference of 6.86 million cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 77th and Qatar ranks 76th of 183 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 955.49 million cubic meters | 54.52 million cubic meters | 900.97 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 65.30 million cubic meters | 1.20 billion cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 913.00 million cubic meters | 180.91 million cubic meters | 732.09 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 584.70 million cubic meters | 460.67 million cubic meters | 124.03 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 559.12 million cubic meters | 555.24 million cubic meters | 3.89 million cubic meters | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, New Zealand or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 582.86 million cubic meters against 576.00 million cubic meters in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between New Zealand and Qatar?
- 6.86 million cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Qatar?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Qatar rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- New Zealand ranks 77th and Qatar ranks 76th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.