What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Netherlands and Poland?

41.90 million cubic meters, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Netherlands vs Poland: Municipal water withdrawal

Netherlands

2.15 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Poland

2.11 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Netherlands rank

36th

Poland rank

37th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Netherlands
Poland

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.15 billion cubic meters against 2.11 billion cubic meters in Poland, a difference of 41.90 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Poland ahead.

Netherlands ranks 36th and Poland ranks 37th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.28 billion cubic meters	2.49 billion cubic meters	1.21 billion cubic meters	Poland
2000s	1.27 billion cubic meters	2.16 billion cubic meters	892.08 million cubic meters	Poland
2010s	1.42 billion cubic meters	2.05 billion cubic meters	626.76 million cubic meters	Poland
2020s	2.11 billion cubic meters	2.07 billion cubic meters	45.86 million cubic meters	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Netherlands or Poland?: Netherlands, at 2.15 billion cubic meters against 2.11 billion cubic meters in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Netherlands and Poland?: 41.90 million cubic meters, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Netherlands ranks 36th and Poland ranks 37th 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.