What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Croatia and Moldova?

4.7 cubic meters per person, with Croatia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Croatia vs Moldova: Water withdrawals per capita

Croatia

264.88 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Moldova

260.18 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Croatia rank

97th

Moldova rank

98th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Croatia
Moldova

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 264.88 cubic meters per person against 260.18 cubic meters per person in Moldova, a difference of 4.7 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Moldova ahead.

Croatia ranks 97th and Moldova ranks 98th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
2000s	145.68 cubic meters per person	279.72 cubic meters per person	134.03 cubic meters per person	Moldova
2010s	258.14 cubic meters per person	258.55 cubic meters per person	0.4103 cubic meters per person	Moldova
2020s	258.15 cubic meters per person	261.81 cubic meters per person	3.66 cubic meters per person	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Croatia or Moldova?: Croatia, at 264.88 cubic meters per person against 260.18 cubic meters per person in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Croatia and Moldova?: 4.7 cubic meters per person, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Moldova rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Croatia ranks 97th and Moldova ranks 98th 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.