What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bulgaria and Philippines?

20.71 cubic meters per person, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?

18 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Bulgaria vs Philippines: Water withdrawals per capita

Bulgaria

773.12 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Philippines

793.83 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

35th

Philippines rank

32nd

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bulgaria
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 793.83 cubic meters per person against 773.12 cubic meters per person in Bulgaria, a difference of 20.71 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Philippines ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 32nd of 180 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	831.37 cubic meters per person	882.56 cubic meters per person	51.19 cubic meters per person	Philippines
2010s	787.62 cubic meters per person	830.14 cubic meters per person	42.52 cubic meters per person	Philippines
2020s	761.33 cubic meters per person	790.01 cubic meters per person	28.68 cubic meters per person	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bulgaria or Philippines?: Philippines, at 793.83 cubic meters per person against 773.12 cubic meters per person in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bulgaria and Philippines?: 20.71 cubic meters per person, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Philippines?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Philippines rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 35th and Philippines ranks 32nd 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.