Countries by Water Withdrawal
Complete ranking of 181 countries • billion m³ • Updated 2026
About Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) Rankings
India leads all 181 countries in Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) with a value of 647.5, while Antigua and Barbuda ranks last at 0.00. This represents a 147,159-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) Measures
Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0.00 (Antigua and Barbuda) to 647.5 (India) — a 147.2K-fold difference across 181 countries.
Regional Patterns
Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 12 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (1.81) is far more representative than the mean (21.298).
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: India and China are separated by only 14%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Water Withdrawal (Billion M³) are India (647.5), China (568.48), United States (444.29), Indonesia (222.635), and Pakistan (179.3). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Antigua and Barbuda (0.00), Maldives (0.00), Monaco (0.01), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (0.01), and Comoros (0.01) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 181 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  India | 647.5 | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd |  China | 568.48 | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  United States | 444.29 | North America | 99% |
| 4th |  Indonesia | 222.635 | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Pakistan | 179.3 | Asia | 98% |
| 6th |  Iran | 92.95 | Asia | 97% |
| 7th |  Philippines | 91.037 | Asia | 97% |
| 8th |  Mexico | 89.804 | North America | 96% |
| 9th |  Vietnam | 81.862 | Asia | 96% |
| 10th |  Japan | 79.7 | Asia | 95% |
| 11th |  Egypt | 77.5 | Africa | 94% |
| 12th |  Brazil | 67.94 | South America | 94% |
| 13th |  Russia | 64.82 | Europe | 93% |
| 14th |  Turkey | 64.47 | Europe | 93% |
| 15th |  Thailand | 57.307 | Asia | 92% |
| 16th |  Uzbekistan | 42.9 | Asia | 92% |
| 17th |  Iraq | 42.424 | Asia | 91% |
| 18th |  Argentina | 37.69 | South America | 91% |
| 19th |  Canada | 36.128 | North America | 90% |
| 20th |  Bangladesh | 35.87 | Asia | 90% |
| 21st |  Chile | 35.368 | South America | 89% |
| 22nd |  Italy | 33.783 | Europe | 88% |
| 23rd |  Myanmar | 33.231 | Asia | 88% |
| 24th |  South Korea | 29.197 | Asia | 87% |
| 25th |  Spain | 29.02 | Europe | 87% |
| 26th |  Sudan | 26.935 | Africa | 86% |
| 27th |  Turkmenistan | 26.245 | Asia | 86% |
| 28th |  Peru | 25.919 | South America | 85% |
| 29th |  Germany | 25.793 | Europe | 85% |
| 30th |  Kazakhstan | 24.966 | Asia | 84% |
| 31st |  France | 24.428 | Europe | 83% |
| 32nd |  Colombia | 24.264 | North America | 83% |
| 33rd |  Saudi Arabia | 23.38 | Asia | 82% |
| 34th |  Venezuela | 22.621 | North America | 82% |
| 35th |  South Africa | 21.11 | Africa | 81% |
| 36th |  Afghanistan | 20.282 | Asia | 81% |
| 37th |  Syria | 13.964 | Asia | 80% |
| 38th |  Madagascar | 13.458 | Africa | 80% |
| 39th |  Azerbaijan | 13.027 | Europe | 79% |
| 40th |  Sri Lanka | 12.946 | Asia | 78% |
| 41st |  Nigeria | 12.472 | Africa | 78% |
| 42nd |  Australia | 11.62 | Oceania | 77% |
| 43rd |  Tajikistan | 10.602 | Asia | 77% |
| 44th |  Morocco | 10.573 | Africa | 76% |
| 45th |  Ethiopia | 10.548 | Africa | 76% |
| 46th |  Algeria | 10.292 | Africa | 75% |
| 47th |  Greece | 10.047 | Europe | 75% |
| 48th |  Ecuador | 9.92 | South America | 74% |
| 49th |  New Zealand | 9.88 | Oceania | 73% |
| 50th |  Nepal | 9.50 | Asia | 73% |
| 51st |  Poland | 9.38 | Europe | 72% |
| 52nd |  North Korea | 8.66 | Asia | 72% |
| 53rd |  United Kingdom | 8.42 | Europe | 71% |
| 54th |  Netherlands | 8.23 | Europe | 71% |
| 55th |  Romania | 8.15 | Europe | 70% |
| 56th |  Kyrgyzstan | 7.71 | Asia | 70% |
| 57th |  Laos | 7.35 | Asia | 69% |
| 58th |  Dominican Republic | 7.14 | North America | 69% |
| 59th |  Cuba | 6.96 | North America | 68% |
| 60th |  Malaysia | 6.71 | Asia | 67% |
| 61st |  Portugal | 6.13 | Europe | 67% |
| 62nd |  Libya | 5.72 | Africa | 66% |
| 63rd |  Bulgaria | 5.44 | Europe | 66% |
| 64th |  Mali | 5.19 | Africa | 65% |
| 65th |  Tanzania | 5.18 | Africa | 65% |
| 66th |  Serbia | 5.09 | Europe | 64% |
| 67th |  Zimbabwe | 4.91 | Africa | 64% |
| 68th |  Ukraine | 4.86 | Europe | 63% |
| 69th |  Hungary | 4.69 | Europe | 62% |
| 70th |  Uruguay | 4.51 | South America | 62% |
| 71st |  Belgium | 4.30 | Europe | 61% |
| 72nd |  Kenya | 4.03 | Africa | 61% |
| 73rd |  Tunisia | 3.86 | Africa | 60% |
| 74th |  Yemen | 3.56 | Asia | 60% |
| 75th |  Costa Rica | 3.45 | North America | 59% |
| 76th |  Guatemala | 3.32 | North America | 59% |
| 77th |  Somalia | 3.30 | Africa | 58% |
| 78th |  Austria | 3.14 | Europe | 57% |
| 79th |  Armenia | 3.07 | Europe | 57% |
| 80th |  Senegal | 3.06 | Africa | 56% |
| 81st |  Finland | 3.00 | Europe | 56% |
| 82nd |  Norway | 2.69 | Europe | 55% |
| 83rd |  Niger | 2.58 | Africa | 55% |
| 84th |  Sweden | 2.48 | Europe | 54% |
| 85th |  Paraguay | 2.41 | South America | 54% |
| 86th |  United Arab Emirates | 2.26 | Asia | 53% |
| 87th |  Montenegro | 2.21 | Europe | 52% |
| 88th |  Cambodia | 2.18 | Asia | 52% |
| 89th |  North Macedonia | 2.17 | Europe | 51% |
| 90th |  El Salvador | 1.94 | North America | 51% |
| 91st |  Lebanon | 1.81 | Asia | 50% |
| 92nd |  Switzerland | 1.70 | Europe | 50% |
| 93rd |  Ireland | 1.67 | Europe | 49% |
| 94th |  Oman | 1.63 | Asia | 49% |
| 95th |  Honduras | 1.61 | North America | 48% |
| 96th |  Zambia | 1.57 | Africa | 48% |
| 97th |  Israel | 1.53 | Asia | 47% |
| 98th |  Mozambique | 1.47 | Africa | 46% |
| 99th |  Haiti | 1.45 | North America | 46% |
| 100th |  Ghana | 1.45 | Africa | 45% |
| 101st |  Czechia | 1.45 | Europe | 45% |
| 102nd |  Guyana | 1.44 | North America | 44% |
| 103rd |  Belarus | 1.41 | Europe | 44% |
| 104th |  Malawi | 1.36 | Africa | 43% |
| 105th |  Mauritania | 1.35 | Africa | 43% |
| 106th |  Jamaica | 1.34 | North America | 42% |
| 107th |  Georgia | 1.29 | Europe | 41% |
| 108th |  Nicaragua | 1.27 | North America | 41% |
| 109th |  Panama | 1.21 | North America | 40% |
| 110th |  Estonia | 1.21 | Europe | 40% |
| 111st |  Timor-Leste | 1.17 | Asia | 39% |
| 112nd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 1.16 | Africa | 39% |
| 113rd |  Cameroon | 1.09 | Africa | 38% |
| 114th |  Eswatini | 1.07 | Africa | 38% |
| 115th |  Jordan | 0.95 | Asia | 37% |
| 116th |  Denmark | 0.93 | Europe | 36% |
| 117th |  Guinea | 0.89 | Africa | 36% |
| 118th |  Chad | 0.88 | Africa | 35% |
| 119th |  Puerto Rico | 0.88 | North America | 35% |
| 120th |  Moldova | 0.85 | Europe | 34% |
| 121st |  Slovenia | 0.83 | Europe | 34% |
| 122nd |  Burkina Faso | 0.82 | Africa | 33% |
| 123rd |  Albania | 0.80 | Europe | 33% |
| 124th |  Kuwait | 0.77 | Asia | 32% |
| 125th |  Angola | 0.71 | Africa | 31% |
| 126th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 0.68 | Africa | 31% |
| 127th |  Croatia | 0.68 | Europe | 30% |
| 128th |  South Sudan | 0.66 | Africa | 30% |
| 129th |  Uganda | 0.64 | Africa | 29% |
| 130th |  Mauritius | 0.63 | Africa | 29% |
| 131st |  Suriname | 0.62 | North America | 28% |
| 132nd |  Rwanda | 0.61 | Africa | 28% |
| 133rd |  Eritrea | 0.58 | Africa | 27% |
| 134th |  Slovakia | 0.56 | Europe | 27% |
| 135th |  Mongolia | 0.46 | Asia | 26% |
| 136th |  Papua New Guinea | 0.39 | Oceania | 25% |
| 137th |  Bolivia | 0.36 | South America | 25% |
| 138th |  Bhutan | 0.34 | Asia | 24% |
| 139th |  Trinidad and Tobago | 0.34 | North America | 24% |
| 140th |  Palestine | 0.33 | Asia | 23% |
| 141st |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.31 | Europe | 23% |
| 142nd |  Lithuania | 0.30 | Europe | 22% |
| 143rd |  Iceland | 0.29 | Europe | 22% |
| 144th |  Burundi | 0.28 | Africa | 21% |
| 145th |  Qatar | 0.25 | Asia | 20% |
| 146th |  Cyprus | 0.22 | Europe | 20% |
| 147th |  Togo | 0.22 | Africa | 19% |
| 148th |  Botswana | 0.21 | Africa | 19% |
| 149th |  Sierra Leone | 0.21 | Africa | 18% |
| 150th |  Singapore | 0.20 | Asia | 18% |
| 151st |  Cabo Verde | 0.18 | Africa | 17% |
| 152nd |  Guinea-Bissau | 0.17 | Africa | 17% |
| 153rd |  Latvia | 0.17 | Europe | 16% |
| 154th |  Bahrain | 0.16 | Asia | 15% |
| 155th |  Liberia | 0.15 | Africa | 15% |
| 156th |  Gabon | 0.14 | Africa | 14% |
| 157th |  Benin | 0.13 | Africa | 14% |
| 158th |  Namibia | 0.10 | Africa | 13% |
| 159th |  Gambia | 0.10 | Africa | 13% |
| 160th |  Belize | 0.10 | North America | 12% |
| 161st |  Brunei | 0.09 | Asia | 12% |
| 162nd |  Fiji | 0.08 | Oceania | 11% |
| 163rd |  Central African Republic | 0.07 | Africa | 10% |
| 164th |  Barbados | 0.07 | North America | 10% |
| 165th |  Luxembourg | 0.05 | Europe | 9% |
| 166th |  Congo | 0.05 | Africa | 9% |
| 167th |  Lesotho | 0.04 | Africa | 8% |
| 168th |  Saint Lucia | 0.04 | North America | 8% |
| 169th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.04 | Africa | 7% |
| 170th |  Malta | 0.04 | Europe | 7% |
| 171st |  Dominica | 0.02 | North America | 6% |
| 172nd |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.02 | Africa | 6% |
| 173rd |  Djibouti | 0.02 | Africa | 5% |
| 174th |  Grenada | 0.01 | North America | 4% |
| 175th |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.01 | North America | 4% |
| 176th |  Seychelles | 0.01 | Africa | 3% |
| 177th |  Comoros | 0.01 | Africa | 3% |
| 178th |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.01 | North America | 2% |
| 179th |  Monaco | 0.01 | Europe | 2% |
| 180th |  Maldives | 0.00 | Asia | 1% |
| 181st |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.00 | North America | 1% |