What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Chile and Guyana?

101 cubic meters per person, with Guyana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guyana?

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.

Chile vs Guyana: Water withdrawals per capita

Chile

1,647 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Guyana

1,748 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Chile rank

4th

Guyana rank

3rd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Chile
Guyana

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 1,748 cubic meters per person against 1,647 cubic meters per person in Chile, a difference of 101 cubic meters per person.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Guyana ahead.

Chile ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 3rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,643 cubic meters per person	2,028 cubic meters per person	385.17 cubic meters per person	Guyana
2000s	2,026 cubic meters per person	2,055 cubic meters per person	29.45 cubic meters per person	Guyana
2010s	1,832 cubic meters per person	1,893 cubic meters per person	61.5 cubic meters per person	Guyana
2020s	1,659 cubic meters per person	1,767 cubic meters per person	107.61 cubic meters per person	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Chile or Guyana?: Guyana, at 1,748 cubic meters per person against 1,647 cubic meters per person in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Chile and Guyana?: 101 cubic meters per person, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guyana?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Chile and Guyana rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Chile ranks 4th and Guyana ranks 3rd 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.