What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Estonia and Portugal?

11.39 cubic meters per person, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?

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.

Estonia vs Portugal: Water withdrawals per capita

Estonia

580.05 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Portugal

591.44 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Estonia rank

50th

Portugal rank

49th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Estonia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 591.44 cubic meters per person against 580.05 cubic meters per person in Estonia, a difference of 11.39 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 49th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,166 cubic meters per person	1,162 cubic meters per person	4.71 cubic meters per person	Estonia
2000s	1,140 cubic meters per person	913.76 cubic meters per person	226.5 cubic meters per person	Estonia
2010s	1,252 cubic meters per person	659.72 cubic meters per person	592.56 cubic meters per person	Estonia
2020s	716.28 cubic meters per person	593.06 cubic meters per person	123.22 cubic meters per person	Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Estonia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 591.44 cubic meters per person against 580.05 cubic meters per person in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Estonia and Portugal?: 11.39 cubic meters per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Estonia ranks 50th and Portugal ranks 49th 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.