What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Denmark and Kuwait?

56.55 million cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Denmark vs Kuwait: Municipal water withdrawal

Denmark

391.75 million cubic meters

in 2023

Kuwait

448.30 million cubic meters

in 2023

Denmark rank

91st

Kuwait rank

88th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Denmark
Kuwait

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 448.30 million cubic meters against 391.75 million cubic meters in Denmark, a difference of 56.55 million cubic meters.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 88th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Kuwait	Difference	Ahead
1990s	505.90 million cubic meters	271.67 million cubic meters	234.23 million cubic meters	Denmark
2000s	425.80 million cubic meters	423.99 million cubic meters	1.81 million cubic meters	Denmark
2010s	395.62 million cubic meters	448.30 million cubic meters	52.68 million cubic meters	Kuwait
2020s	395.09 million cubic meters	448.30 million cubic meters	53.21 million cubic meters	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Denmark or Kuwait?: Kuwait, at 448.30 million cubic meters against 391.75 million cubic meters in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Denmark and Kuwait?: 56.55 million cubic meters, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Denmark ranks 91st and Kuwait ranks 88th 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.