What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Brazil and Indonesia?

8.17 billion cubic meters, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Brazil vs Indonesia: Municipal water withdrawal

Brazil

15.63 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Indonesia

23.80 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Brazil rank

6th

Indonesia rank

4th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Brazil
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 23.80 billion cubic meters against 15.63 billion cubic meters in Brazil, a difference of 8.17 billion cubic meters.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 4th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.21 billion cubic meters	11.03 billion cubic meters	1.18 billion cubic meters	Brazil
2000s	15.38 billion cubic meters	14.62 billion cubic meters	759.88 million cubic meters	Brazil
2010s	16.54 billion cubic meters	21.93 billion cubic meters	5.38 billion cubic meters	Indonesia
2020s	16.10 billion cubic meters	23.80 billion cubic meters	7.70 billion cubic meters	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Brazil or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 23.80 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 Indonesia?: 8.17 billion cubic meters, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Brazil ranks 6th and Indonesia ranks 4th 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.