What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Moldova and Nepal?

12.40 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nepal?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Moldova vs Nepal: Municipal water withdrawal

Moldova

160.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nepal

147.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Moldova rank

125th

Nepal rank

128th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Moldova
Nepal

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 160.00 million cubic meters against 147.60 million cubic meters in Nepal, a difference of 12.40 million cubic meters.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nepal ahead.

Moldova ranks 125th and Nepal ranks 128th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	209.94 million cubic meters	227.71 million cubic meters	17.77 million cubic meters	Nepal
2000s	151.29 million cubic meters	163.95 million cubic meters	12.66 million cubic meters	Nepal
2010s	147.51 million cubic meters	147.60 million cubic meters	89,000 cubic meters	Nepal
2020s	160.00 million cubic meters	147.60 million cubic meters	12.40 million cubic meters	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Moldova or Nepal?: Moldova, at 160.00 million cubic meters against 147.60 million cubic meters in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Moldova and Nepal?: 12.40 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Nepal?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Nepal rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Moldova ranks 125th and Nepal ranks 128th 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.