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

21.26 cubic meters per person, with Zambia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Water withdrawals per capita

Bangladesh

209.19 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Zambia

230.45 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

108th

Zambia rank

105th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bangladesh
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 230.45 cubic meters per person against 209.19 cubic meters per person in Bangladesh, a difference of 21.26 cubic meters per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 105th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	238.86 cubic meters per person	199.25 cubic meters per person	39.61 cubic meters per person	Bangladesh
2010s	226.29 cubic meters per person	220.36 cubic meters per person	5.93 cubic meters per person	Bangladesh
2020s	212.65 cubic meters per person	232.45 cubic meters per person	19.79 cubic meters per person	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bangladesh or Zambia?: Zambia, at 230.45 cubic meters per person against 209.19 cubic meters per person in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bangladesh and Zambia?: 21.26 cubic meters per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Zambia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Zambia rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bangladesh ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 105th 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.