What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Mali and Sweden?

22.19 cubic meters per person, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sweden?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Mali vs Sweden: Water withdrawals per capita

Mali

218.18 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Sweden

195.99 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Mali rank

107th

Sweden rank

110th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Mali
Sweden

How they compare

Mali currently reports 218.18 cubic meters per person against 195.99 cubic meters per person in Sweden, a difference of 22.19 cubic meters per person.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Sweden ahead.

Mali ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1980s	184.21 cubic meters per person	352.07 cubic meters per person	167.86 cubic meters per person	Sweden
1990s	330.92 cubic meters per person	324.15 cubic meters per person	6.77 cubic meters per person	Mali
2000s	385 cubic meters per person	294.05 cubic meters per person	90.95 cubic meters per person	Mali
2010s	284.15 cubic meters per person	246.77 cubic meters per person	37.38 cubic meters per person	Mali
2020s	228.35 cubic meters per person	207.91 cubic meters per person	20.45 cubic meters per person	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Mali or Sweden?: Mali, at 218.18 cubic meters per person against 195.99 cubic meters per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Mali and Sweden?: 22.19 cubic meters per person, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sweden?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Mali and Sweden rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Mali ranks 107th and Sweden ranks 110th 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.