What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Panama and Zambia?

900,000 cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?

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.

Panama vs Zambia: Municipal water withdrawal

Panama

759.10 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

760.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Panama rank

67th

Zambia rank

66th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Panama
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 760.00 million cubic meters against 759.10 million cubic meters in Panama, a difference of 900,000 cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Panama ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 66th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	309.66 million cubic meters	382.14 million cubic meters	72.48 million cubic meters	Zambia
2010s	719.12 million cubic meters	586.90 million cubic meters	132.22 million cubic meters	Panama
2020s	759.10 million cubic meters	729.88 million cubic meters	29.22 million cubic meters	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Panama or Zambia?: Zambia, at 760.00 million cubic meters against 759.10 million cubic meters in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Panama and Zambia?: 900,000 cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Panama and Zambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Panama ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 66th 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.