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

14.26 cubic meters per person, with Spain ahead.

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

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.

Portugal vs Spain: Water withdrawals per capita

Portugal

591.44 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Spain

605.7 cubic meters per person

in 2023

Portugal rank

49th

Spain rank

48th

Water withdrawals per capita over time

Portugal
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 605.7 cubic meters per person against 591.44 cubic meters per person in Portugal, a difference of 14.26 cubic meters per person.

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

Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 48th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,128 cubic meters per person	892.37 cubic meters per person	236.05 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2000s	913.76 cubic meters per person	831.5 cubic meters per person	82.27 cubic meters per person	Portugal
2010s	659.72 cubic meters per person	689.51 cubic meters per person	29.79 cubic meters per person	Spain
2020s	593.06 cubic meters per person	607.26 cubic meters per person	14.2 cubic meters per person	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher water withdrawals per capita, Portugal or Spain?: Spain, at 605.7 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 Portugal and Spain?: 14.26 cubic meters per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for water withdrawals per capita?: Portugal ranks 49th and Spain ranks 48th 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.