What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Peru and East Timor?

45.81 cubic meters per person, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and East Timor?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Peru vs East Timor: Water withdrawals per capita

Peru

800.84 cubic meters per person

in 2023

East Timor

846.65 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Peru rank

27th

East Timor rank

24th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Peru
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 846.65 cubic meters per person against 800.84 cubic meters per person in Peru, a difference of 45.81 cubic meters per person.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was East Timor ahead.

Peru ranks 27th and East Timor ranks 24th of 180 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	515.17 cubic meters per person	1,121 cubic meters per person	605.89 cubic meters per person	East Timor
2010s	942.56 cubic meters per person	985.44 cubic meters per person	42.87 cubic meters per person	East Timor
2020s	784.59 cubic meters per person	863.61 cubic meters per person	79.02 cubic meters per person	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Peru or East Timor?: East Timor, at 846.65 cubic meters per person against 800.84 cubic meters per person in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Peru and East Timor?: 45.81 cubic meters per person, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and East Timor?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Peru and East Timor rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Peru ranks 27th and East Timor ranks 24th 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.