Belgium vs Romania: Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply
Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply over time
- Belgium
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 593 Cubic metres against 462.06 Cubic metres in Belgium, a difference of 130.94 Cubic metres.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Romania ranks 14th of 27 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 498.01 Cubic metres | 865.75 Cubic metres | 367.74 Cubic metres | Romania |
| 2000s | 465.27 Cubic metres | 585.4 Cubic metres | 120.13 Cubic metres | Romania |
| 2010s | 462.36 Cubic metres | 418.4 Cubic metres | 43.96 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2020s | 464.73 Cubic metres | 489.67 Cubic metres | 24.93 Cubic metres | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - abstractions — public water supply, Belgium or Romania?
- Romania, at 593 Cubic metres against 462.06 Cubic metres in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in freshwater - abstractions — public water supply between Belgium and Romania?
- 130.94 Cubic metres, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Romania?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Romania rank globally for freshwater - abstractions — public water supply?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Romania ranks 14th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset shows water abstractions by source (surface and ground water) and by major uses. Water abstractions refer to water taken from ground or surface water sources and conveyed to the place of use. If the water is returned to a surface water source, abstraction of the same water by the downstream user is counted again in compiling total abstractions. When interpreting those data, it should be borne in mind that the definitions and estimation methods employed by member countries may vary considerably. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files)) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays