Kuwait vs Mauritania: Water withdrawals per capita
Kuwait
258.33 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Mauritania
268.83 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Kuwait rank
99th
Mauritania rank
96th
Water withdrawals per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 268.83 cubic meters per person against 258.33 cubic meters per person in Kuwait, a difference of 10.5 cubic meters per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mauritania ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 96th of 180 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 373.74 cubic meters per person | 683.24 cubic meters per person | 309.5 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 428.78 cubic meters per person | 487.53 cubic meters per person | 58.75 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 315.89 cubic meters per person | 347.41 cubic meters per person | 31.53 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 275.35 cubic meters per person | 281.11 cubic meters per person | 5.75 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Kuwait or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 268.83 cubic meters per person against 258.33 cubic meters per person in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 10.5 cubic meters per person, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Mauritania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Mauritania rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Mauritania ranks 96th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.