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

6.5 cubic meters per person, with Moldova ahead.

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

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.

Moldova vs Poland: Water withdrawals per capita

Moldova

260.18 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Poland

253.68 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Moldova rank

98th

Poland rank

101st

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Moldova
Poland

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 260.18 cubic meters per person against 253.68 cubic meters per person in Poland, a difference of 6.5 cubic meters per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 98th and Poland ranks 101st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	372.28 cubic meters per person	338.06 cubic meters per person	34.22 cubic meters per person	Moldova
2000s	288.53 cubic meters per person	308 cubic meters per person	19.47 cubic meters per person	Poland
2010s	258.55 cubic meters per person	276.15 cubic meters per person	17.6 cubic meters per person	Poland
2020s	261.81 cubic meters per person	251.77 cubic meters per person	10.04 cubic meters per person	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Moldova or Poland?: Moldova, at 260.18 cubic meters per person against 253.68 cubic meters per person in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Moldova and Poland?: 6.5 cubic meters per person, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Poland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Poland rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Moldova ranks 98th and Poland ranks 101st 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.