What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Jamaica and Senegal?

4.14 cubic meters per person, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Senegal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Jamaica vs Senegal: Water withdrawals per capita

Jamaica

162.98 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Senegal

167.12 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Jamaica rank

120th

Senegal rank

118th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Jamaica
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 167.12 cubic meters per person against 162.98 cubic meters per person in Jamaica, a difference of 4.14 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 120th and Senegal ranks 118th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	360.14 cubic meters per person	167.81 cubic meters per person	192.33 cubic meters per person	Jamaica
2000s	350.04 cubic meters per person	195.22 cubic meters per person	154.82 cubic meters per person	Jamaica
2010s	429.7 cubic meters per person	176.25 cubic meters per person	253.45 cubic meters per person	Jamaica
2020s	168.84 cubic meters per person	173.41 cubic meters per person	4.58 cubic meters per person	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Jamaica or Senegal?: Senegal, at 167.12 cubic meters per person against 162.98 cubic meters per person in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Jamaica and Senegal?: 4.14 cubic meters per person, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Senegal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Senegal rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Jamaica ranks 120th and Senegal ranks 118th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs Senegal: Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/water-withdrawals-per-capita/jamaica/senegal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/water-withdrawals-per-capita/jamaica/senegal/">Jamaica vs Senegal: Water withdrawals per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.