What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Armenia and Iraq?

27 cubic meters per person, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Iraq?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Armenia vs Iraq: Water withdrawals per capita

Armenia

1,044 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Iraq

1,071 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Armenia rank

13th

Iraq rank

12th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Armenia
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 1,071 cubic meters per person against 1,044 cubic meters per person in Armenia, a difference of 27 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Iraq ahead.

Armenia ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 12th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1990s	796.39 cubic meters per person	2,658 cubic meters per person	1,861 cubic meters per person	Iraq
2000s	772.56 cubic meters per person	2,121 cubic meters per person	1,348 cubic meters per person	Iraq
2010s	961.83 cubic meters per person	1,176 cubic meters per person	214.1 cubic meters per person	Iraq
2020s	1,031 cubic meters per person	1,228 cubic meters per person	197.28 cubic meters per person	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Armenia or Iraq?: Iraq, at 1,071 cubic meters per person against 1,044 cubic meters per person in Armenia as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Armenia and Iraq?: 27 cubic meters per person, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Iraq?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Iraq rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Armenia ranks 13th and Iraq ranks 12th 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.