What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Peru and Thailand?

579.50 million cubic meters, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Peru vs Thailand: Municipal water withdrawal

Peru

3.32 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Thailand

2.74 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Peru rank

32nd

Thailand rank

34th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Peru
Thailand

How they compare

Peru currently reports 3.32 billion cubic meters against 2.74 billion cubic meters in Thailand, a difference of 579.50 million cubic meters.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Thailand ahead.

Peru ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 34th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.26 billion cubic meters	1.90 billion cubic meters	639.46 million cubic meters	Thailand
2000s	1.26 billion cubic meters	2.53 billion cubic meters	1.27 billion cubic meters	Thailand
2010s	1.69 billion cubic meters	2.74 billion cubic meters	1.04 billion cubic meters	Thailand
2020s	3.20 billion cubic meters	2.74 billion cubic meters	464.38 million cubic meters	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Peru or Thailand?: Peru, at 3.32 billion cubic meters against 2.74 billion cubic meters in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Peru and Thailand?: 579.50 million cubic meters, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Thailand?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Peru and Thailand rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Peru ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 34th 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.