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

11.93 cubic meters per person, with Somalia ahead.

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

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.

Eritrea vs Somalia: Water withdrawals per capita

Eritrea

167.71 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Somalia

179.64 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Eritrea rank

117th

Somalia rank

115th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 179.64 cubic meters per person against 167.71 cubic meters per person in Eritrea, a difference of 11.93 cubic meters per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Eritrea ranks 117th and Somalia ranks 115th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	208.38 cubic meters per person	318.9 cubic meters per person	110.52 cubic meters per person	Somalia
2010s	188.1 cubic meters per person	241.32 cubic meters per person	53.22 cubic meters per person	Somalia
2020s	172.24 cubic meters per person	188.48 cubic meters per person	16.24 cubic meters per person	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Eritrea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 179.64 cubic meters per person against 167.71 cubic meters per person in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Eritrea and Somalia?: 11.93 cubic meters per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Eritrea ranks 117th 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.