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

37.03 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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 Tunisia: Municipal water withdrawal

Portugal

920.03 million cubic meters

in 2023

Tunisia

883.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Portugal rank

54th

Tunisia rank

57th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Portugal
Tunisia

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 920.03 million cubic meters against 883.00 million cubic meters in Tunisia, a difference of 37.03 million cubic meters.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 54th and Tunisia ranks 57th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	665.62 million cubic meters	313.00 million cubic meters	352.62 million cubic meters	Portugal
2000s	983.32 million cubic meters	427.84 million cubic meters	555.48 million cubic meters	Portugal
2010s	906.73 million cubic meters	666.15 million cubic meters	240.58 million cubic meters	Portugal
2020s	920.03 million cubic meters	863.50 million cubic meters	56.52 million cubic meters	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Portugal or Tunisia?: Portugal, at 920.03 million cubic meters against 883.00 million cubic meters in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Portugal and Tunisia?: 37.03 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Portugal ranks 54th and Tunisia ranks 57th 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.