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

33.26 cubic meters per person, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria 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 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 Turkey: Water withdrawals per capita

Bulgaria

773.12 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Turkey

739.86 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

35th

Turkey rank

38th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Bulgaria
Turkey

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 773.12 cubic meters per person against 739.86 cubic meters per person in Turkey, a difference of 33.26 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 38th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	817.84 cubic meters per person	552.95 cubic meters per person	264.89 cubic meters per person	Bulgaria
2000s	824.79 cubic meters per person	568.5 cubic meters per person	256.29 cubic meters per person	Bulgaria
2010s	787.62 cubic meters per person	673.47 cubic meters per person	114.14 cubic meters per person	Bulgaria
2020s	761.33 cubic meters per person	730.09 cubic meters per person	31.25 cubic meters per person	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Bulgaria or Turkey?: Bulgaria, at 773.12 cubic meters per person against 739.86 cubic meters per person in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Bulgaria and Turkey?: 33.26 cubic meters per person, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Turkey rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Bulgaria ranks 35th and Turkey ranks 38th 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.