What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Austria and Puerto Rico?

10.00 million cubic meters, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Austria vs Puerto Rico: Municipal water withdrawal

Austria

806.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Puerto Rico

796.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Austria rank

62nd

Puerto Rico rank

64th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Austria
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Austria currently reports 806.00 million cubic meters against 796.00 million cubic meters in Puerto Rico, a difference of 10.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 62nd and Puerto Rico ranks 64th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	685.49 million cubic meters	632.35 million cubic meters	53.14 million cubic meters	Austria
2000s	637.83 million cubic meters	852.54 million cubic meters	214.72 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2010s	763.00 million cubic meters	838.78 million cubic meters	75.78 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2020s	806.00 million cubic meters	796.00 million cubic meters	10.00 million cubic meters	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Austria or Puerto Rico?: Austria, at 806.00 million cubic meters against 796.00 million cubic meters in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Austria and Puerto Rico?: 10.00 million cubic meters, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Puerto Rico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Puerto Rico rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Austria ranks 62nd and Puerto Rico ranks 64th of 183 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
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: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.