What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bolivia and Somalia?

0.44 cubic meters per person, with Bolivia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Somalia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Bolivia vs Somalia: Water withdrawals per capita

Bolivia

180.08 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Somalia

179.64 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bolivia rank

114th

Somalia rank

115th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bolivia
Somalia

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 180.08 cubic meters per person against 179.64 cubic meters per person in Somalia, a difference of 0.44 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 114th and Somalia ranks 115th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	190.01 cubic meters per person	139.28 cubic meters per person	50.72 cubic meters per person	Bolivia
1990s	215.61 cubic meters per person	301.95 cubic meters per person	86.35 cubic meters per person	Somalia
2000s	219.17 cubic meters per person	318.9 cubic meters per person	99.72 cubic meters per person	Somalia
2010s	197.13 cubic meters per person	241.32 cubic meters per person	44.19 cubic meters per person	Somalia
2020s	183.58 cubic meters per person	188.48 cubic meters per person	4.9 cubic meters per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bolivia or Somalia?: Bolivia, at 180.08 cubic meters per person against 179.64 cubic meters per person in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bolivia and Somalia?: 0.44 cubic meters per person, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Somalia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Somalia rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bolivia ranks 114th and Somalia ranks 115th 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.