Belgium vs Denmark: Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply
Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 462.06 Cubic metres against 379.89 Cubic metres in Denmark, a difference of 82.17 Cubic metres.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 19th of 27 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 496.33 Cubic metres | 479.47 Cubic metres | 16.87 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2000s | 465.27 Cubic metres | 410.79 Cubic metres | 54.48 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2010s | 462.36 Cubic metres | 391.56 Cubic metres | 70.8 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2020s | 464.73 Cubic metres | 389.08 Cubic metres | 75.65 Cubic metres | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher freshwater - abstractions — public water supply, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 462.06 Cubic metres against 379.89 Cubic metres in Denmark as of 2022.
- What is the difference in freshwater - abstractions — public water supply between Belgium and Denmark?
- 82.17 Cubic metres, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for freshwater - abstractions — public water supply?
- Belgium ranks 16th and Denmark ranks 19th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Freshwater - abstractions — Public water supply. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset shows water abstractions by source (surface and ground water) and by major uses. Water abstractions refer to water taken from ground or surface water sources and conveyed to the place of use. If the water is returned to a surface water source, abstraction of the same water by the downstream user is counted again in compiling total abstractions. When interpreting those data, it should be borne in mind that the definitions and estimation methods employed by member countries may vary considerably. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (Country Files from the UNSD/UNEP data collection on environment statistics (available at: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files)) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Country metadata - Métadonnées pays