Country rankings
Desalination by Country
United Arab Emirates has the highest Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily) (7,273,100), followed by United States (5,000,000) and Kuwait (2,238,000). Palestine has the lowest (600).
36 of 235 countries
Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily)
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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.
Median
150,000
Middle half 28.9K – 555K
Average
723,399
36 countries
Highest
7,273,100
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
600
Palestine
Data
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36 countries · # = rank by Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily)
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 7,273,100 | 9,507,900 | 11 |
| 2 |  United States | 5,000,000 | 6,539,753 | 414 |
| 3 |  Kuwait | 2,238,000 | 2,927,000 | 7 |
| 4 |  Algeria | 2,210,000 | 2,890,571 | 12 |
| 5 |  Israel | 1,699,000 | 2,221,000 | 5 |
| 6 |  Australia | 1,625,000 | 2,123,000 | 7 |
| 7 |  Egypt | 917,000 | 1,199,391 | 82 |
| 8 |  Spain | 914,000 | 1,195,467 | 11 |
| 9 |  Singapore | 869,880 | 1,137,760 | 6 |
| 10 |  Saudi Arabia | 450,000 | 588,578 | 32 |
| 11 |  Morocco | 400,000 | 520,000 | 1 |
| 12 |  Mexico | 311,700 | 407,688 | 435 |
| 13 |  Oman | 281,000 | 368,000 | 1 |
| 14 |  Bahrain | 272,760 | 356,760 | 1 |
| 15 |  India | 200,000 | 260,000 | 2 |
| 15 |  China | 200,000 | 260,000 | 1 |
| 17 |  Qatar | 160,000 | 210,000 | 1 |
| 18 |  Germany | 150,000 | 200,000 | 2 |
| 18 |  United Kingdom | 150,000 | 196,193 | 1 |
| 20 |  Hong Kong | 135,000 | 176,573 | 1 |
| 21 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 109,000 | 142,567 | 1 |
| 22 |  Chile | 100,000 | 130,000 | 1 |
| 23 |  Kazakhstan | 94,000 | 122,947 | 2 |
| 24 |  Cyprus | 64,000 | 84,000 | 1 |
| 25 |  Malta | 62,425 | 81,649 | 4 |
| 26 |  Aruba | 42,000 | 54,934 | 1 |
| 27 |  Barbados | 30,000 | 39,000 | 1 |
| 28 |  South Africa | 25,750 | 33,680 | 8 |
| 29 |  Cayman Islands | 14,400 | 18,835 | 3 |
| 30 |  Taiwan | 13,000 | 17,003 | 1 |
| 31 |  Maldives | 11,000 | 14,000 | 1 |
| 32 |  Sweden | 7,980 | 10,437 | 2 |
| 33 |  Jersey | 6,000 | 7,848 | 1 |
| 34 |  Gibraltar | 4,800 | 6,278 | 5 |
| 35 |  Pakistan | 960 | 1,256 | 1 |
| 36 |  Palestine | 600 | 785 | 1 |
What correlates with Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily)?
Pearson r against 1,588 other country metrics sharing at least 22 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily)?
- United Arab Emirates has the highest Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily), at 7,273,100, followed by United States (5,000,000) and Kuwait (2,238,000).
- Which country has the lowest Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily)?
- Palestine has the lowest Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily), at 600.
- What is the median Cumulative Operational Capacity (m³ daily) across countries?
- The median is 150,000 across the 36 countries with data.
- Where does this desalination by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Desalination by country - Wiki; North Side Water Works - CWCO; Egypt to establish 14 new seawater desalination plants - Smart Water Management; Updated and Extended Survey of U.S. Municipal Desalination Plants - usbr.gov.