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

19.75 million cubic meters, with Denmark ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Mozambique: Municipal water withdrawal

Denmark

391.75 million cubic meters

in 2023

Mozambique

372.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Denmark rank

91st

Mozambique rank

93rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Denmark
Mozambique

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 391.75 million cubic meters against 372.00 million cubic meters in Mozambique, a difference of 19.75 million cubic meters.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 91st and Mozambique ranks 93rd of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1990s	522.17 million cubic meters	105.61 million cubic meters	416.57 million cubic meters	Denmark
2000s	425.80 million cubic meters	240.39 million cubic meters	185.41 million cubic meters	Denmark
2010s	395.62 million cubic meters	354.25 million cubic meters	41.36 million cubic meters	Denmark
2020s	395.09 million cubic meters	372.00 million cubic meters	23.09 million cubic meters	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Denmark or Mozambique?: Denmark, at 391.75 million cubic meters against 372.00 million cubic meters in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Denmark and Mozambique?: 19.75 million cubic meters, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Mozambique?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Mozambique rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Denmark ranks 91st and Mozambique ranks 93rd 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.