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

27.68 cubic meters per person, with Japan ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Japan vs Portugal: Water withdrawals per capita

Japan

619.12 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Portugal

591.44 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Japan rank

46th

Portugal rank

49th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Japan currently reports 619.12 cubic meters per person against 591.44 cubic meters per person in Portugal, a difference of 27.68 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 46th and Portugal ranks 49th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	719.36 cubic meters per person	1,128 cubic meters per person	409.06 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2000s	660.94 cubic meters per person	913.76 cubic meters per person	252.83 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2010s	627.63 cubic meters per person	659.72 cubic meters per person	32.09 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2020s	622.89 cubic meters per person	593.06 cubic meters per person	29.83 cubic meters per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Japan or Portugal?: Japan, at 619.12 cubic meters per person against 591.44 cubic meters per person in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Japan and Portugal?: 27.68 cubic meters per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Japan ranks 46th 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.