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

45.00 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka 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.

Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Municipal water withdrawal

Sri Lanka

805.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

760.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Zambia rank

66th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Sri Lanka
Zambia

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 805.00 million cubic meters against 760.00 million cubic meters in Zambia, a difference of 45.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Zambia ranks 66th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	361.10 million cubic meters	282.06 million cubic meters	79.04 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2000s	712.60 million cubic meters	382.14 million cubic meters	330.46 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2010s	805.00 million cubic meters	586.90 million cubic meters	218.10 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2020s	805.00 million cubic meters	729.88 million cubic meters	75.12 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Sri Lanka or Zambia?: Sri Lanka, at 805.00 million cubic meters against 760.00 million cubic meters in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 45.00 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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.