What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Portugal and Sri Lanka?

27.87 cubic meters per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Portugal vs Sri Lanka: Water withdrawals per capita

Portugal

591.44 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Sri Lanka

563.57 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Portugal rank

49th

Sri Lanka rank

52nd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Portugal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 591.44 cubic meters per person against 563.57 cubic meters per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 27.87 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 180 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,128 cubic meters per person	644.8 cubic meters per person	483.62 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2000s	913.76 cubic meters per person	644.79 cubic meters per person	268.98 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2010s	659.72 cubic meters per person	598.69 cubic meters per person	61.03 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2020s	593.06 cubic meters per person	568.65 cubic meters per person	24.41 cubic meters per person	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Portugal or Sri Lanka?: Portugal, at 591.44 cubic meters per person against 563.57 cubic meters per person in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 27.87 cubic meters per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sri Lanka?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Sri Lanka rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Portugal ranks 49th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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.