What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Nepal and Qatar?

6.24 cubic meters per person, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Qatar?

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.

Nepal vs Qatar: Water withdrawals per capita

Nepal

319.83 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Qatar

313.59 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Nepal rank

82nd

Qatar rank

85th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Nepal
Qatar

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 319.83 cubic meters per person against 313.59 cubic meters per person in Qatar, a difference of 6.24 cubic meters per person.

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

Nepal ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 85th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	365.95 cubic meters per person	469.46 cubic meters per person	103.51 cubic meters per person	Qatar
2010s	341.8 cubic meters per person	349.97 cubic meters per person	8.17 cubic meters per person	Qatar
2020s	322.38 cubic meters per person	317.21 cubic meters per person	5.17 cubic meters per person	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Nepal or Qatar?: Nepal, at 319.83 cubic meters per person against 313.59 cubic meters per person in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Nepal and Qatar?: 6.24 cubic meters per person, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Qatar?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Qatar rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Nepal ranks 82nd and Qatar ranks 85th 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.