Lesotho vs Malta: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total over time
- Lesotho
- Malta
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0438 billion cubic meters against 0.0367 billion cubic meters in Malta, a difference of 0.0071 billion cubic meters.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Lesotho ahead.
Globally, Lesotho ranks 167th and Malta ranks 170th 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.