Bulgaria vs Romania: Industrial water withdrawal
Bulgaria
3.67 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Romania
3.92 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
25th
Romania rank
24th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Bulgaria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 3.92 billion cubic meters against 3.67 billion cubic meters in Bulgaria, a difference of 245.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 25th and Romania ranks 24th of 180 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.36 billion cubic meters | 8.17 billion cubic meters | 3.81 billion cubic meters | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.40 billion cubic meters | 5.10 billion cubic meters | 701.40 million cubic meters | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.91 billion cubic meters | 4.22 billion cubic meters | 318.01 million cubic meters | Romania |
| 2020s | 3.67 billion cubic meters | 4.00 billion cubic meters | 333.50 million cubic meters | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Bulgaria or Romania?
- Romania, at 3.92 billion cubic meters against 3.67 billion cubic meters in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bulgaria and Romania?
- 245.00 million cubic meters, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Romania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Romania rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Bulgaria ranks 25th and Romania ranks 24th 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 Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.