What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belarus and Sweden?

70.00 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Sweden: Municipal water withdrawal

Belarus

629.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sweden

699.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belarus rank

73rd

Sweden rank

71st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Belarus
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 699.00 million cubic meters against 629.00 million cubic meters in Belarus, a difference of 70.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 71st of 183 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	791.40 million cubic meters	1.04 billion cubic meters	252.88 million cubic meters	Sweden
2000s	774.55 million cubic meters	1.02 billion cubic meters	242.10 million cubic meters	Sweden
2010s	588.80 million cubic meters	923.00 million cubic meters	334.20 million cubic meters	Sweden
2020s	594.25 million cubic meters	699.00 million cubic meters	104.75 million cubic meters	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Belarus or Sweden?: Sweden, at 699.00 million cubic meters against 629.00 million cubic meters in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belarus and Sweden?: 70.00 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Sweden?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Sweden rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Belarus ranks 73rd and Sweden ranks 71st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Municipal water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 6,389 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.