What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Chile and Montenegro?

1,837 cubic meters per person, with Montenegro ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Montenegro?

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.

Chile vs Montenegro: Water withdrawals per capita

Chile

1,647 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Montenegro

3,484 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Chile rank

4th

Montenegro rank

1st

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Chile
Montenegro

How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 3,484 cubic meters per person against 1,647 cubic meters per person in Chile, a difference of 1,837 cubic meters per person.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 2.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 4th and Montenegro ranks 1st of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Montenegro	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,087 cubic meters per person	330.08 cubic meters per person	1,757 cubic meters per person	Chile
2010s	1,832 cubic meters per person	2,157 cubic meters per person	325.81 cubic meters per person	Montenegro
2020s	1,659 cubic meters per person	4,015 cubic meters per person	2,355 cubic meters per person	Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Chile or Montenegro?: Montenegro, at 3,484 cubic meters per person against 1,647 cubic meters per person in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Chile and Montenegro?: 1,837 cubic meters per person, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Montenegro?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Chile and Montenegro rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Chile ranks 4th and Montenegro ranks 1st 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.