What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Oman and Romania?

39.29 cubic meters per person, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Romania?

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.

Oman vs Romania: Water withdrawals per capita

Oman

379.26 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Romania

418.55 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Oman rank

72nd

Romania rank

70th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Oman
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 418.55 cubic meters per person against 379.26 cubic meters per person in Oman, a difference of 39.29 cubic meters per person.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Oman's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Romania ahead.

Oman ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 70th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	614.63 cubic meters per person	717.67 cubic meters per person	103.04 cubic meters per person	Romania
2000s	587.65 cubic meters per person	355.53 cubic meters per person	232.12 cubic meters per person	Oman
2010s	476.8 cubic meters per person	326.35 cubic meters per person	150.46 cubic meters per person	Oman
2020s	408.26 cubic meters per person	408.44 cubic meters per person	0.1748 cubic meters per person	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Oman or Romania?: Romania, at 418.55 cubic meters per person against 379.26 cubic meters per person in Oman as of 2023.
What is the difference in water withdrawals per capita between Oman and Romania?: 39.29 cubic meters per person, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and Romania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Oman and Romania rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Oman ranks 72nd and Romania ranks 70th 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.