What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Azerbaijan and Uruguay?

27 cubic meters per person, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Uruguay?

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 minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Azerbaijan vs Uruguay: Water withdrawals per capita

Azerbaijan

1,257 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Uruguay

1,284 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

8th

Uruguay rank

7th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Azerbaijan
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,284 cubic meters per person against 1,257 cubic meters per person in Azerbaijan, a difference of 27 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,768 cubic meters per person	1,023 cubic meters per person	745.3 cubic meters per person	Azerbaijan
2000s	1,296 cubic meters per person	1,161 cubic meters per person	135.51 cubic meters per person	Azerbaijan
2010s	1,224 cubic meters per person	1,238 cubic meters per person	13.97 cubic meters per person	Uruguay
2020s	1,246 cubic meters per person	1,299 cubic meters per person	53.07 cubic meters per person	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Azerbaijan or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 1,284 cubic meters per person against 1,257 cubic meters per person in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Azerbaijan and Uruguay?: 27 cubic meters per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Uruguay rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Azerbaijan ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 7th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Water withdrawals per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Water withdrawals per capita
Unit: cubic meters per person
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,452 data points, 1962–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for agriculture, industry, and municipal uses, divided by the population.