What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Romania?

5.00 million cubic meters, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?

49 years are reported by both, from 1975 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.

Chile vs Romania: Municipal water withdrawal

Chile

1.29 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Romania

1.29 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Chile rank

46th

Romania rank

44th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Chile
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1.29 billion cubic meters against 1.29 billion cubic meters in Chile, a difference of 5.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Romania ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th of 183 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.02 billion cubic meters	2.08 billion cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	Romania
1980s	1.06 billion cubic meters	2.44 billion cubic meters	1.39 billion cubic meters	Romania
1990s	1.08 billion cubic meters	2.14 billion cubic meters	1.06 billion cubic meters	Romania
2000s	1.19 billion cubic meters	1.51 billion cubic meters	324.02 million cubic meters	Romania
2010s	1.29 billion cubic meters	1.04 billion cubic meters	240.37 million cubic meters	Chile
2020s	1.29 billion cubic meters	1.22 billion cubic meters	65.25 million cubic meters	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Chile or Romania?: Romania, at 1.29 billion cubic meters against 1.29 billion cubic meters in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Chile and Romania?: 5.00 million cubic meters, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Romania?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Chile and Romania rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Chile ranks 46th and Romania ranks 44th 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.