Hungary vs Romania: Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply
Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 593 Cubic metres against 444.13 Cubic metres in Hungary, a difference of 148.87 Cubic metres.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Hungary's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Hungary ranks 17th and Romania ranks 14th of 27 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 720.1 Cubic metres | 862.25 Cubic metres | 142.15 Cubic metres | Romania |
| 2000s | 409.69 Cubic metres | 585.4 Cubic metres | 175.71 Cubic metres | Romania |
| 2010s | 352.33 Cubic metres | 418.4 Cubic metres | 66.07 Cubic metres | Romania |
| 2020s | 421.07 Cubic metres | 520 Cubic metres | 98.93 Cubic metres | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - abstractions — public water supply, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 593 Cubic metres against 444.13 Cubic metres in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in freshwater - abstractions — public water supply between Hungary and Romania?
- 148.87 Cubic metres, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for freshwater - abstractions — public water supply?
- Hungary ranks 17th 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