Brazil vs India: Municipal water withdrawal
Brazil
15.63 billion cubic meters
in 2023
India
56.00 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Brazil rank
6th
India rank
3rd
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 56.00 billion cubic meters against 15.63 billion cubic meters in Brazil, a difference of 40.37 billion cubic meters.
That makes India's figure about 3.6 times Brazil's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd of 183 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.21 billion cubic meters | 37.75 billion cubic meters | 25.54 billion cubic meters | India |
| 2000s | 15.38 billion cubic meters | 48.30 billion cubic meters | 32.92 billion cubic meters | India |
| 2010s | 16.54 billion cubic meters | 56.00 billion cubic meters | 39.46 billion cubic meters | India |
| 2020s | 16.10 billion cubic meters | 56.00 billion cubic meters | 39.90 billion cubic meters | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Brazil or India?
- India, at 56.00 billion cubic meters against 15.63 billion cubic meters in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Brazil and India?
- 40.37 billion cubic meters, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Brazil ranks 6th and India ranks 3rd 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.