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

19.81 million cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Zambia: Municipal water withdrawal

Belgium

740.19 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

760.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belgium rank

68th

Zambia rank

66th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Belgium
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 760.00 million cubic meters against 740.19 million cubic meters in Belgium, a difference of 19.81 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	788.68 million cubic meters	282.06 million cubic meters	506.62 million cubic meters	Belgium
2000s	730.73 million cubic meters	382.14 million cubic meters	348.58 million cubic meters	Belgium
2010s	753.59 million cubic meters	586.90 million cubic meters	166.69 million cubic meters	Belgium
2020s	797.76 million cubic meters	729.88 million cubic meters	67.88 million cubic meters	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Belgium or Zambia?: Zambia, at 760.00 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 Zambia?: 19.81 million cubic meters, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Zambia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Belgium ranks 68th and Zambia ranks 66th 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.