Japan vs Russia: Municipal water withdrawal
Japan
14.40 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Russia
17.15 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Japan rank
7th
Russia rank
5th
Municipal water withdrawal over time
- Japan
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 17.15 billion cubic meters against 14.40 billion cubic meters in Japan, a difference of 2.75 billion cubic meters.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.73 billion cubic meters | 13.98 billion cubic meters | 2.75 billion cubic meters | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.11 billion cubic meters | 13.10 billion cubic meters | 3.02 billion cubic meters | Japan |
| 2010s | 14.94 billion cubic meters | 15.39 billion cubic meters | 443.60 million cubic meters | Russia |
| 2020s | 14.47 billion cubic meters | 17.15 billion cubic meters | 2.67 billion cubic meters | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Japan or Russia?
- Russia, at 17.15 billion cubic meters against 14.40 billion cubic meters in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Japan and Russia?
- 2.75 billion cubic meters, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Russia rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?
- Japan ranks 7th and Russia ranks 5th 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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.