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

21.77 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland 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.

Iceland vs Turkey: Water withdrawals per capita

Iceland

718.09 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Turkey

739.86 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Iceland rank

39th

Turkey rank

38th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Iceland
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 739.86 cubic meters per person against 718.09 cubic meters per person in Iceland, a difference of 21.77 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 39th and Turkey ranks 38th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	615.15 cubic meters per person	552.95 cubic meters per person	62.2 cubic meters per person	Iceland
2000s	633.3 cubic meters per person	568.5 cubic meters per person	64.8 cubic meters per person	Iceland
2010s	840.66 cubic meters per person	673.47 cubic meters per person	167.18 cubic meters per person	Iceland
2020s	738.93 cubic meters per person	730.09 cubic meters per person	8.84 cubic meters per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Iceland or Turkey?: Turkey, at 739.86 cubic meters per person against 718.09 cubic meters per person in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Iceland and Turkey?: 21.77 cubic meters per person, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Turkey rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Iceland ranks 39th 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.