What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bangladesh and Sweden?

13.2 cubic meters per person, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sweden?

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.

Bangladesh vs Sweden: Water withdrawals per capita

Bangladesh

209.19 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Sweden

195.99 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

108th

Sweden rank

110th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bangladesh
Sweden

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 209.19 cubic meters per person against 195.99 cubic meters per person in Sweden, a difference of 13.2 cubic meters per person.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sweden ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 110th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	238.86 cubic meters per person	287.23 cubic meters per person	48.36 cubic meters per person	Sweden
2010s	226.29 cubic meters per person	246.77 cubic meters per person	20.48 cubic meters per person	Sweden
2020s	212.65 cubic meters per person	207.91 cubic meters per person	4.74 cubic meters per person	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bangladesh or Sweden?: Bangladesh, at 209.19 cubic meters per person against 195.99 cubic meters per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bangladesh and Sweden?: 13.2 cubic meters per person, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sweden rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 108th and Sweden ranks 110th 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.