What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Portugal and Tajikistan?

8.03 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tajikistan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Portugal vs Tajikistan: Municipal water withdrawal

Portugal

920.03 million cubic meters

in 2023

Tajikistan

912.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Portugal rank

54th

Tajikistan rank

55th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Portugal
Tajikistan

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 920.03 million cubic meters against 912.00 million cubic meters in Tajikistan, a difference of 8.03 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 54th and Tajikistan ranks 55th of 183 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	764.71 million cubic meters	364.92 million cubic meters	399.80 million cubic meters	Portugal
2000s	983.32 million cubic meters	507.80 million cubic meters	475.52 million cubic meters	Portugal
2010s	906.73 million cubic meters	535.10 million cubic meters	371.63 million cubic meters	Portugal
2020s	920.03 million cubic meters	912.00 million cubic meters	8.03 million cubic meters	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Portugal or Tajikistan?: Portugal, at 920.03 million cubic meters against 912.00 million cubic meters in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Portugal and Tajikistan?: 8.03 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tajikistan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Tajikistan rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Portugal ranks 54th and Tajikistan ranks 55th 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.