Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Netherlands: Annual freshwater withdrawals

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
8.66 billion
in 2022
Netherlands
8.23 billion
in 2022
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
54th

Annual freshwater withdrawals over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Netherlands
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B198020012022

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 8.66 billion against 8.23 billion in Netherlands, a difference of 423.50 million.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 54th of 181 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 8.63 billion 10.39 billion 1.76 billion Netherlands
2010s 8.66 billion 9.28 billion 623.25 million Netherlands
2020s 8.66 billion 8.16 billion 495.63 million Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Netherlands?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 8.66 billion against 8.23 billion in Netherlands as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands?
423.50 million, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Netherlands rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 54th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual freshwater withdrawals
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
181 places, 6,284 data points, 1962–2022
Last refreshed