What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Cape Verde and India?

22.36 cubic meters per person, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Cape Verde vs India: Water withdrawals per capita

Cape Verde

506.82 cubic meters per person

in 2023

India

529.18 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

57th

India rank

55th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Cape Verde
India

How they compare

India currently reports 529.18 cubic meters per person against 506.82 cubic meters per person in Cape Verde, a difference of 22.36 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 57th and India ranks 55th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	136.79 cubic meters per person	577.95 cubic meters per person	441.16 cubic meters per person	India
2000s	148.47 cubic meters per person	592.44 cubic meters per person	443.97 cubic meters per person	India
2010s	376.73 cubic meters per person	577.81 cubic meters per person	201.09 cubic meters per person	India
2020s	520.69 cubic meters per person	535.93 cubic meters per person	15.25 cubic meters per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Cape Verde or India?: India, at 529.18 cubic meters per person against 506.82 cubic meters per person in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Cape Verde and India?: 22.36 cubic meters per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and India?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and India rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Cape Verde ranks 57th and India ranks 55th 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.