Cuba vs Libya: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time
- Cuba
- Libya
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 6.96 billion cubic meters against 5.72 billion cubic meters in Libya, a difference of 1.24 billion cubic meters.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Cuba ahead.
Globally, Cuba ranks 59th and Libya ranks 62nd of 181 countries.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.