What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Argentina and Peru?

28.79 cubic meters per person, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

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.

Argentina vs Peru: Water withdrawals per capita

Argentina

829.63 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Peru

800.84 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Argentina rank

25th

Peru rank

27th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Argentina
Peru

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 829.63 cubic meters per person against 800.84 cubic meters per person in Peru, a difference of 28.79 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 25th and Peru ranks 27th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Peru	Difference	Ahead
2000s	888.67 cubic meters per person	515.17 cubic meters per person	373.5 cubic meters per person	Argentina
2010s	873.43 cubic meters per person	942.56 cubic meters per person	69.13 cubic meters per person	Peru
2020s	832.85 cubic meters per person	784.59 cubic meters per person	48.26 cubic meters per person	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Argentina or Peru?: Argentina, at 829.63 cubic meters per person against 800.84 cubic meters per person in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Argentina and Peru?: 28.79 cubic meters per person, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Peru?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Peru rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Argentina ranks 25th and Peru ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Water withdrawals per capita
Unit: cubic meters per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,452 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.