What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Germany and Italy?

398.19 million cubic meters, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Germany vs Italy: Municipal water withdrawal

Germany

9.55 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Italy

9.15 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Germany rank

12th

Italy rank

13th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Germany
Italy

How they compare

Germany currently reports 9.55 billion cubic meters against 9.15 billion cubic meters in Italy, a difference of 398.19 million cubic meters.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 12th and Italy ranks 13th of 183 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.12 billion cubic meters	7.95 billion cubic meters	3.17 billion cubic meters	Germany
2000s	10.85 billion cubic meters	9.04 billion cubic meters	1.81 billion cubic meters	Germany
2010s	10.77 billion cubic meters	9.37 billion cubic meters	1.39 billion cubic meters	Germany
2020s	9.74 billion cubic meters	9.15 billion cubic meters	588.87 million cubic meters	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Germany or Italy?: Germany, at 9.55 billion cubic meters against 9.15 billion cubic meters in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Germany and Italy?: 398.19 million cubic meters, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Germany ranks 12th and Italy ranks 13th 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.