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
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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

Indicator
Municipal water withdrawal
Unit
billion m³ per year
Source
FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
35 places, 222 data points, 1970–2015
Last refreshed

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.