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

2.00 billion cubic meters, with Italy ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Italy vs Turkey: Municipal water withdrawal

Italy

9.15 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Turkey

7.14 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Italy rank

13th

Turkey rank

15th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Italy
Turkey

How they compare

Italy currently reports 9.15 billion cubic meters against 7.14 billion cubic meters in Turkey, a difference of 2.00 billion cubic meters.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Turkey's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 15th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8.10 billion cubic meters	4.69 billion cubic meters	3.41 billion cubic meters	Italy
2000s	9.04 billion cubic meters	5.00 billion cubic meters	4.04 billion cubic meters	Italy
2010s	9.37 billion cubic meters	5.66 billion cubic meters	3.71 billion cubic meters	Italy
2020s	9.15 billion cubic meters	7.08 billion cubic meters	2.07 billion cubic meters	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Italy or Turkey?: Italy, at 9.15 billion cubic meters against 7.14 billion cubic meters in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Italy and Turkey?: 2.00 billion cubic meters, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Italy and Turkey rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Italy ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 15th 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.