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

15.23 cubic meters per person, with Belize ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Belize vs Zambia: Water withdrawals per capita

Belize

245.68 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Zambia

230.45 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Belize rank

102nd

Zambia rank

105th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Belize
Zambia

How they compare

Belize currently reports 245.68 cubic meters per person against 230.45 cubic meters per person in Zambia, a difference of 15.23 cubic meters per person.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zambia ahead.

Belize ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 105th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	292.36 cubic meters per person	189.69 cubic meters per person	102.67 cubic meters per person	Belize
2000s	368.32 cubic meters per person	175.88 cubic meters per person	192.44 cubic meters per person	Belize
2010s	286.95 cubic meters per person	220.36 cubic meters per person	66.59 cubic meters per person	Belize
2020s	252.59 cubic meters per person	232.45 cubic meters per person	20.15 cubic meters per person	Belize

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Belize or Zambia?: Belize, at 245.68 cubic meters per person against 230.45 cubic meters per person in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Belize and Zambia?: 15.23 cubic meters per person, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belize and Zambia rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Belize ranks 102nd 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.