What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Ecuador and Italy?

17.27 cubic meters per person, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Ecuador vs Italy: Water withdrawals per capita

Ecuador

551.61 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Italy

568.88 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Ecuador rank

53rd

Italy rank

51st

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Ecuador
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 568.88 cubic meters per person against 551.61 cubic meters per person in Ecuador, a difference of 17.27 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Ecuador ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 51st of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Italy	Difference	Ahead
2000s	711.02 cubic meters per person	690.98 cubic meters per person	20.04 cubic meters per person	Ecuador
2010s	614.39 cubic meters per person	563.66 cubic meters per person	50.74 cubic meters per person	Ecuador
2020s	558.55 cubic meters per person	567.08 cubic meters per person	8.53 cubic meters per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Ecuador or Italy?: Italy, at 568.88 cubic meters per person against 551.61 cubic meters per person in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Ecuador and Italy?: 17.27 cubic meters per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Ecuador ranks 53rd and Italy ranks 51st 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.