Italy vs Netherlands: Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution
Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3,388 Cubic metres against 41.24 Cubic metres in Netherlands, a difference of 3,347 Cubic metres.
That makes Italy's figure about 82.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 18 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,629 Cubic metres | 53.2 Cubic metres | 2,576 Cubic metres | Italy |
| 2010s | 3,275 Cubic metres | 51.3 Cubic metres | 3,223 Cubic metres | Italy |
| 2020s | 3,405 Cubic metres | 43.09 Cubic metres | 3,362 Cubic metres | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 3,388 Cubic metres against 41.24 Cubic metres in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution between Italy and Netherlands?
- 3,347 Cubic metres, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution?
- Italy ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water flow accounts describe flows of water, in physical units, encompassing the initial abstraction of water resources from the environment into the economy, to the water flows within the economy in the form of supply and use by industries and households, and finally, flows of water back to the environment. Physical supply and use tables can be compiled at various levels of detail, depending on the required policy and analytical focus and data availability. A basic PSUT for water contains information on the supply and use of water and provides an overview of water flows. The PSUT is divided into five sections which organize information on (a) abstraction of water from the environment; (b) distribution and use of abstracted water across enterprises and households; (c) flows of wastewater and reused water (between households and enterprises); (d) return flows of water to the environment; and (e) evaporation, transpiration and water incorporated into products. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 15, 2026 Database documentation