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

10.28 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Puerto Rico: Agricultural water withdrawals

Cape Verde

103.22 million cubic meters

in 2023

Puerto Rico

113.50 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

133rd

Puerto Rico rank

132nd

Agricultural water withdrawals over time

Cape Verde
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 113.50 million cubic meters against 103.22 million cubic meters in Cape Verde, a difference of 10.28 million cubic meters.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21.10 million cubic meters	172.24 million cubic meters	151.13 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2000s	30.20 million cubic meters	88.95 million cubic meters	58.75 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2010s	70.17 million cubic meters	98.68 million cubic meters	28.51 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2020s	107.23 million cubic meters	113.50 million cubic meters	6.27 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals, Cape Verde or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 113.50 million cubic meters against 103.22 million cubic meters in Cape Verde as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Cape Verde and Puerto Rico?: 10.28 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Puerto Rico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Puerto Rico rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals?: Cape Verde ranks 133rd and Puerto Rico ranks 132nd 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.