What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Syria and Ukraine?

388.00 million cubic meters, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Ukraine?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Syria vs Ukraine: Municipal water withdrawal

Syria

1.48 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Ukraine

1.86 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Syria rank

41st

Ukraine rank

39th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Syria
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 1.86 billion cubic meters against 1.48 billion cubic meters in Syria, a difference of 388.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.3 times Syria's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Ukraine has been ahead every year.

Syria ranks 41st and Ukraine ranks 39th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.13 billion cubic meters	3.97 billion cubic meters	2.84 billion cubic meters	Ukraine
2000s	1.43 billion cubic meters	3.31 billion cubic meters	1.88 billion cubic meters	Ukraine
2010s	1.48 billion cubic meters	2.69 billion cubic meters	1.21 billion cubic meters	Ukraine
2020s	1.48 billion cubic meters	2.17 billion cubic meters	691.00 million cubic meters	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Syria or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 1.86 billion cubic meters against 1.48 billion cubic meters in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Syria and Ukraine?: 388.00 million cubic meters, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Ukraine?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Syria and Ukraine rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Syria ranks 41st and Ukraine ranks 39th 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.