Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives
Maldives: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 94.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 94.9% for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives peaked at 108.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 2008.
That places Maldives 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 97.1% | — |
| 1988 | 100.1% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 103.0% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 105.6% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 108.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 97.0% | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 105.1% | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 101.6% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 94.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 97.1% | 103.0% | 3 |
| 1990s | 98.9% | 96.9% | 108.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 94.9% | 105.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
- 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.7% compare
- 5 Dominica 95.0% compare
- 7 Luxembourg 91.2% compare
- 8 Grenada 85.1% compare
- 9 Djibouti 84.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Maldives was 94.9% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 108.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 2008.
- How does Maldives rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Maldives ranks 6th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).