Angola vs Sierra Leone: Water withdrawals per capita
Angola
19.21 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Sierra Leone
25.08 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Angola rank
170th
Sierra Leone rank
167th
Water withdrawals per capita over time
- Angola
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 25.08 cubic meters per person against 19.21 cubic meters per person in Angola, a difference of 5.87 cubic meters per person.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Angola ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.32 cubic meters per person | 81.93 cubic meters per person | 36.6 cubic meters per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 42.39 cubic meters per person | 38.52 cubic meters per person | 3.86 cubic meters per person | Angola |
| 2000s | 36.22 cubic meters per person | 38.6 cubic meters per person | 2.38 cubic meters per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 25.74 cubic meters per person | 30.61 cubic meters per person | 4.87 cubic meters per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 20.14 cubic meters per person | 25.94 cubic meters per person | 5.8 cubic meters per person | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Angola or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 25.08 cubic meters per person against 19.21 cubic meters per person in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Angola and Sierra Leone?
- 5.87 cubic meters per person, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sierra Leone?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Sierra Leone rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
- Angola ranks 170th and Sierra Leone ranks 167th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.