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

1.23 billion cubic meters, with Brazil ahead.

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

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 Japan: Municipal water withdrawal

Brazil

15.63 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Japan

14.40 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Brazil rank

6th

Japan rank

7th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Brazil
Japan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 15.63 billion cubic meters against 14.40 billion cubic meters in Japan, a difference of 1.23 billion cubic meters.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

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

Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.21 billion cubic meters	16.87 billion cubic meters	4.66 billion cubic meters	Japan
2000s	15.38 billion cubic meters	16.11 billion cubic meters	730.80 million cubic meters	Japan
2010s	16.54 billion cubic meters	14.94 billion cubic meters	1.60 billion cubic meters	Brazil
2020s	16.10 billion cubic meters	14.47 billion cubic meters	1.63 billion cubic meters	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Brazil or Japan?: Brazil, at 15.63 billion cubic meters against 14.40 billion cubic meters in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Brazil and Japan?: 1.23 billion cubic meters, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Brazil ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th 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.