India vs Mauritania: Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita
India
90.4%
in 2022
Mauritania
90.6%
in 2022
India rank
27th
Mauritania rank
26th
Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita over time
- India
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 90.6% against 90.4% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
India ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.9% | 90.3% | 3.6% | India |
| 1990s | 91.7% | 93.1% | 1.4% | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 91.5% | 0.5% | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.6% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 90.6% | 0.2% | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita, India or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at 90.6% against 90.4% in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita between India and Mauritania?
- 0.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mauritania?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do India and Mauritania rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals vs. gdp per capita?
- India ranks 27th and Mauritania ranks 26th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data 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 Agricultural water withdrawals vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of total water withdrawals used in agriculture versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.