What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Austria and Sri Lanka?

1.00 million cubic meters, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?

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 Sri Lanka: Municipal water withdrawal

Austria

806.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

805.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Austria rank

62nd

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Austria
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Austria currently reports 806.00 million cubic meters against 805.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.00 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 Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	685.49 million cubic meters	330.90 million cubic meters	354.59 million cubic meters	Austria
2000s	637.83 million cubic meters	712.60 million cubic meters	74.78 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2010s	763.00 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	42.00 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2020s	806.00 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	1.00 million cubic meters	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Austria or Sri Lanka?: Austria, at 806.00 million cubic meters against 805.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Austria and Sri Lanka?: 1.00 million cubic meters, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Sri Lanka rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Austria ranks 62nd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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.