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

36.00 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.

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

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.

Puerto Rico vs Zambia: Municipal water withdrawal

Puerto Rico

796.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

760.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

64th

Zambia rank

66th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Puerto Rico
Zambia

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 796.00 million cubic meters against 760.00 million cubic meters in Zambia, a difference of 36.00 million cubic meters.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Puerto Rico ranks 64th and Zambia ranks 66th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	646.45 million cubic meters	282.06 million cubic meters	364.39 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2000s	852.54 million cubic meters	382.14 million cubic meters	470.40 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2010s	838.78 million cubic meters	586.90 million cubic meters	251.88 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2020s	796.00 million cubic meters	729.88 million cubic meters	66.12 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Puerto Rico or Zambia?: Puerto Rico, at 796.00 million cubic meters against 760.00 million cubic meters in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Puerto Rico and Zambia?: 36.00 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Zambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Puerto Rico ranks 64th 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.