What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Cape Verde and Jamaica?

24.25 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Cape Verde vs Jamaica: Agricultural water withdrawals

Cape Verde

103.22 million cubic meters

in 2023

Jamaica

78.97 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

133rd

Jamaica rank

135th

Agricultural water withdrawals over time

Cape Verde
Jamaica

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 103.22 million cubic meters against 78.97 million cubic meters in Jamaica, a difference of 24.25 million cubic meters.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Jamaica ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 135th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1990s	20.80 million cubic meters	642.86 million cubic meters	622.06 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2000s	30.20 million cubic meters	490.91 million cubic meters	460.71 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2010s	70.17 million cubic meters	227.18 million cubic meters	157.02 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2020s	107.23 million cubic meters	87.39 million cubic meters	19.83 million cubic meters	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals, Cape Verde or Jamaica?: Cape Verde, at 103.22 million cubic meters against 78.97 million cubic meters in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Cape Verde and Jamaica?: 24.25 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Jamaica?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Jamaica rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals?: Cape Verde ranks 133rd and Jamaica ranks 135th 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.