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

17.02 cubic meters per person, with East Timor ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 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 East Timor: Water withdrawals per capita

Argentina

829.63 cubic meters per person

in 2023

East Timor

846.65 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Argentina rank

25th

East Timor rank

24th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Argentina
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 846.65 cubic meters per person against 829.63 cubic meters per person in Argentina, a difference of 17.02 cubic meters per person.

Across all 20 years both countries report, East Timor has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 25th and East Timor ranks 24th of 180 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	873.2 cubic meters per person	1,184 cubic meters per person	311.11 cubic meters per person	East Timor
2010s	873.43 cubic meters per person	985.44 cubic meters per person	112 cubic meters per person	East Timor
2020s	832.85 cubic meters per person	863.61 cubic meters per person	30.76 cubic meters per person	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Argentina or East Timor?: East Timor, at 846.65 cubic meters per person against 829.63 cubic meters per person in Argentina as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Argentina and East Timor?: 17.02 cubic meters per person, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and East Timor?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Argentina and East Timor rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Argentina ranks 25th and East Timor ranks 24th 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.