Municipal water withdrawal in Austria
Austria: Municipal water withdrawal was 806.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
806.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
806.00 million cubic meters
in 2019
All-time low
558.20 million cubic meters
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Austria, 1980–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Austria recorded 806.00 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Austria peaked at 806.00 million cubic meters in 2019 and was at its lowest, 558.20 million cubic meters, in 1980.
That places Austria 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Austria, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 558.20 million cubic meters | — |
| 1981 | 588.32 million cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 618.44 million cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 648.56 million cubic meters | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 678.68 million cubic meters | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 708.80 million cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 704.06 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 699.32 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 694.58 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 689.84 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 685.10 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 686.50 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 687.90 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 689.30 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 690.70 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 692.10 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 689.60 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 687.10 million cubic meters | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 677.90 million cubic meters | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 668.70 million cubic meters | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 661.94 million cubic meters | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 655.19 million cubic meters | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 648.43 million cubic meters | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 641.68 million cubic meters | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 634.92 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 628.17 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 621.41 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 614.66 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 607.90 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 663.95 million cubic meters | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 720.00 million cubic meters | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 729.56 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 739.11 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 748.67 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 758.22 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 767.78 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 777.33 million cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 786.89 million cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 796.44 million cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 806.00 million cubic meters | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 806.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 806.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 806.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 806.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 806.00 million cubic meters is above the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Austria's 806.00 million cubic meters is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 658.88 million cubic meters | 558.20 million cubic meters | 708.80 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 685.49 million cubic meters | 668.70 million cubic meters | 692.10 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 637.83 million cubic meters | 607.90 million cubic meters | 663.95 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 763.00 million cubic meters | 720.00 million cubic meters | 806.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 806.00 million cubic meters | 806.00 million cubic meters | 806.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.529 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.833 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0096 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Austria?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Austria was 806.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 806.00 million cubic meters in 2019.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 558.20 million cubic meters in 1980.
- How does Austria rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Austria ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.