Mauritania vs Morocco: Water withdrawals per capita
Mauritania
268.83 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Morocco
276.59 cubic meters per person
in 2023
Mauritania rank
96th
Morocco rank
93rd
Water withdrawals per capita over time
- Mauritania
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 276.59 cubic meters per person against 268.83 cubic meters per person in Mauritania, a difference of 7.76 cubic meters per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.
Mauritania ranks 96th and Morocco ranks 93rd of 180 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 797.01 cubic meters per person | 484.39 cubic meters per person | 312.62 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 719.06 cubic meters per person | 428.26 cubic meters per person | 290.8 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 487.53 cubic meters per person | 430.62 cubic meters per person | 56.91 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 347.41 cubic meters per person | 303.72 cubic meters per person | 43.69 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 281.11 cubic meters per person | 280.85 cubic meters per person | 0.2547 cubic meters per person | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Mauritania or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 276.59 cubic meters per person against 268.83 cubic meters per person in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Mauritania and Morocco?
- 7.76 cubic meters per person, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Morocco?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Morocco rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 96th and Morocco ranks 93rd 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Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.