What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belgium and Panama?

18.91 million cubic meters, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Panama?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Belgium vs Panama: Municipal water withdrawal

Belgium

740.19 million cubic meters

in 2023

Panama

759.10 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belgium rank

68th

Panama rank

67th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Belgium
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 759.10 million cubic meters against 740.19 million cubic meters in Belgium, a difference of 18.91 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 68th and Panama ranks 67th of 183 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Panama	Difference	Ahead
2000s	730.73 million cubic meters	309.66 million cubic meters	421.06 million cubic meters	Belgium
2010s	753.59 million cubic meters	719.12 million cubic meters	34.47 million cubic meters	Belgium
2020s	797.76 million cubic meters	759.10 million cubic meters	38.66 million cubic meters	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Belgium or Panama?: Panama, at 759.10 million cubic meters against 740.19 million cubic meters in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Belgium and Panama?: 18.91 million cubic meters, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Panama?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Panama rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Belgium ranks 68th and Panama ranks 67th 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.