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

29.51 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Syria 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.

Syria vs Turkey: Water withdrawals per capita

Syria

710.35 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Turkey

739.86 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Syria rank

40th

Turkey rank

38th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Syria
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 739.86 cubic meters per person against 710.35 cubic meters per person in Syria, a difference of 29.51 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Syria ahead.

Syria ranks 40th and Turkey ranks 38th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Syria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	928 cubic meters per person	552.95 cubic meters per person	375.05 cubic meters per person	Syria
2000s	868.39 cubic meters per person	568.5 cubic meters per person	299.89 cubic meters per person	Syria
2010s	810.22 cubic meters per person	673.47 cubic meters per person	136.74 cubic meters per person	Syria
2020s	756.91 cubic meters per person	730.09 cubic meters per person	26.83 cubic meters per person	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Syria or Turkey?: Turkey, at 739.86 cubic meters per person against 710.35 cubic meters per person in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Syria and Turkey?: 29.51 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Syria and Turkey rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Syria ranks 40th 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.