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

22.43 cubic meters per person, with Ecuador ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Ecuador vs India: Water withdrawals per capita

Ecuador

551.61 cubic meters per person

in 2023

India

529.18 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Ecuador rank

53rd

India rank

55th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Ecuador
India

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 551.61 cubic meters per person against 529.18 cubic meters per person in India, a difference of 22.43 cubic meters per person.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and India ranks 55th of 180 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	711.02 cubic meters per person	592.44 cubic meters per person	118.58 cubic meters per person	Ecuador
2010s	614.39 cubic meters per person	577.81 cubic meters per person	36.58 cubic meters per person	Ecuador
2020s	558.55 cubic meters per person	535.93 cubic meters per person	22.62 cubic meters per person	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Ecuador or India?: Ecuador, at 551.61 cubic meters per person against 529.18 cubic meters per person in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Ecuador and India?: 22.43 cubic meters per person, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and India?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and India rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Ecuador ranks 53rd 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.