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

3.66 cubic meters per person, with Latvia ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Latvia vs Yemen: Water withdrawals per capita

Latvia

94.16 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Yemen

90.5 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Latvia rank

140th

Yemen rank

143rd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Latvia
Yemen

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 94.16 cubic meters per person against 90.5 cubic meters per person in Yemen, a difference of 3.66 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Yemen ahead.

Latvia ranks 140th and Yemen ranks 143rd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1990s	152.49 cubic meters per person	182.5 cubic meters per person	30.01 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2000s	109.21 cubic meters per person	156.62 cubic meters per person	47.41 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2010s	103.66 cubic meters per person	116.67 cubic meters per person	13.01 cubic meters per person	Yemen
2020s	94.73 cubic meters per person	94.6 cubic meters per person	0.1242 cubic meters per person	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Latvia or Yemen?: Latvia, at 94.16 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 Latvia and Yemen?: 3.66 cubic meters per person, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Yemen?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Yemen rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Latvia ranks 140th 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.