What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Belize and Botswana?

6.40 million cubic meters, with Belize ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belize vs Botswana: Agricultural water withdrawals

Belize

68.40 million cubic meters

in 2023

Botswana

62.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belize rank

139th

Botswana rank

140th

Agricultural water withdrawals over time

Belize
Botswana

How they compare

Belize currently reports 68.40 million cubic meters against 62.00 million cubic meters in Botswana, a difference of 6.40 million cubic meters.

That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Botswana ahead.

Belize ranks 139th and Botswana ranks 140th of 180 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	38.11 million cubic meters	65.40 million cubic meters	27.29 million cubic meters	Botswana
2000s	68.40 million cubic meters	77.67 million cubic meters	9.27 million cubic meters	Botswana
2010s	68.40 million cubic meters	73.20 million cubic meters	4.80 million cubic meters	Botswana
2020s	68.40 million cubic meters	70.28 million cubic meters	1.88 million cubic meters	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals, Belize or Botswana?: Belize, at 68.40 million cubic meters against 62.00 million cubic meters in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Belize and Botswana?: 6.40 million cubic meters, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belize and Botswana rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals?: Belize ranks 139th and Botswana ranks 140th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural water withdrawals
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,089 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.