What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Nicaragua and Niger?

3.25 million cubic meters, with Niger ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?

26 years are reported by both, from 1998 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.

Nicaragua vs Niger: Municipal water withdrawal

Nicaragua

190.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Niger

193.25 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Niger rank

120th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Nicaragua
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 193.25 million cubic meters against 190.00 million cubic meters in Nicaragua, a difference of 3.25 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Niger ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 122nd and Niger ranks 120th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1990s	186.25 million cubic meters	233.47 million cubic meters	47.23 million cubic meters	Niger
2000s	247.33 million cubic meters	249.46 million cubic meters	2.13 million cubic meters	Niger
2010s	229.27 million cubic meters	144.64 million cubic meters	84.63 million cubic meters	Nicaragua
2020s	190.00 million cubic meters	193.25 million cubic meters	3.25 million cubic meters	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Nicaragua or Niger?: Niger, at 193.25 million cubic meters against 190.00 million cubic meters in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Nicaragua and Niger?: 3.25 million cubic meters, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Niger?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Niger rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Nicaragua ranks 122nd and Niger ranks 120th 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.