What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Mexico and Turkey?

47.67 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Mexico vs Turkey: Water withdrawals per capita

Mexico

692.19 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Turkey

739.86 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Mexico rank

41st

Turkey rank

38th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Mexico
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 739.86 cubic meters per person against 692.19 cubic meters per person in Mexico, a difference of 47.67 cubic meters per person.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 38th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	714.83 cubic meters per person	552.95 cubic meters per person	161.88 cubic meters per person	Mexico
2000s	715.44 cubic meters per person	568.5 cubic meters per person	146.94 cubic meters per person	Mexico
2010s	706.31 cubic meters per person	673.47 cubic meters per person	32.84 cubic meters per person	Mexico
2020s	700.32 cubic meters per person	730.09 cubic meters per person	29.77 cubic meters per person	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Mexico or Turkey?: Turkey, at 739.86 cubic meters per person against 692.19 cubic meters per person in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Mexico and Turkey?: 47.67 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Turkey rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Mexico ranks 41st and Turkey ranks 38th 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.