What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Kenya and Sweden?

72.26 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?

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.

Kenya vs Sweden: Municipal water withdrawal

Kenya

626.74 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sweden

699.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Kenya rank

74th

Sweden rank

71st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Kenya
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 699.00 million cubic meters against 626.74 million cubic meters in Kenya, a difference of 72.26 million cubic meters.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Kenya ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	426.19 million cubic meters	1.03 billion cubic meters	607.61 million cubic meters	Sweden
2000s	681.71 million cubic meters	1.02 billion cubic meters	334.94 million cubic meters	Sweden
2010s	925.27 million cubic meters	923.00 million cubic meters	2.27 million cubic meters	Kenya
2020s	621.20 million cubic meters	699.00 million cubic meters	77.80 million cubic meters	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Kenya or Sweden?: Sweden, at 699.00 million cubic meters against 626.74 million cubic meters in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Kenya and Sweden?: 72.26 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sweden rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Kenya ranks 74th and Sweden ranks 71st 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.