Austria vs Romania: Municipal water withdrawal
Austria
720.00 million billion m³ per year
in 2010
Romania
980.00 million billion m³ per year
in 2015
Austria rank
17th
Romania rank
14th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Austria
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 980.00 million billion m³ per year against 720.00 million billion m³ per year in Austria, a difference of 260.00 million billion m³ per year.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 17th and Romania ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 633.50 million billion m³ per year | 2.44 billion billion m³ per year | 1.80 billion billion m³ per year | Romania |
| 1990s | 686.10 million billion m³ per year | 2.15 billion billion m³ per year | 1.46 billion billion m³ per year | Romania |
| 2000s | 668.70 million billion m³ per year | 1.86 billion billion m³ per year | 1.19 billion billion m³ per year | Romania |
| 2010s | 720.00 million billion m³ per year | 1.05 billion billion m³ per year | 333.00 million billion m³ per year | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Austria or Romania?
- Romania, at 980.00 million billion m³ per year against 720.00 million billion m³ per year in Austria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Austria and Romania?
- 260.00 million billion m³ per year, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Romania?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
- How do Austria and Romania rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Austria ranks 17th and Romania ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAO (2017) – processed 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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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.