What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Malawi and Palestine?

8.92 cubic meters per person, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palestine?

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.

Malawi vs Palestine: Water withdrawals per capita

Malawi

64.29 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Palestine

73.21 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Malawi rank

151st

Palestine rank

149th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Malawi
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 73.21 cubic meters per person against 64.29 cubic meters per person in Malawi, a difference of 8.92 cubic meters per person.

That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 151st and Palestine ranks 149th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Palestine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	105.1 cubic meters per person	100.65 cubic meters per person	4.46 cubic meters per person	Malawi
2010s	80.88 cubic meters per person	80.93 cubic meters per person	0.0505 cubic meters per person	Palestine
2020s	66.85 cubic meters per person	82.57 cubic meters per person	15.72 cubic meters per person	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Malawi or Palestine?: Palestine, at 73.21 cubic meters per person against 64.29 cubic meters per person in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Malawi and Palestine?: 8.92 cubic meters per person, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Palestine?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Palestine rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Malawi ranks 151st and Palestine ranks 149th 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.