What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Kenya and Yemen?

0.76 cubic meters per person, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?

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.

Kenya vs Yemen: Water withdrawals per capita

Kenya

91.26 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Yemen

90.5 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Kenya rank

142nd

Yemen rank

143rd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Kenya
Yemen

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 91.26 cubic meters per person against 90.5 cubic meters per person in Yemen, a difference of 0.76 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Yemen ahead.

Kenya ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 143rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	70.58 cubic meters per person	192.25 cubic meters per person	121.67 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2000s	68.28 cubic meters per person	156.62 cubic meters per person	88.34 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2010s	76.03 cubic meters per person	116.67 cubic meters per person	40.64 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2020s	82.91 cubic meters per person	94.6 cubic meters per person	11.69 cubic meters per person	Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Kenya or Yemen?: Kenya, at 91.26 cubic meters per person against 90.5 cubic meters per person in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Kenya and Yemen?: 0.76 cubic meters per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Yemen?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Yemen rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Kenya ranks 142nd and Yemen ranks 143rd 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.