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

584.10 million cubic meters, with Thailand ahead.

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

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.

Netherlands vs Thailand: Municipal water withdrawal

Netherlands

2.15 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Thailand

2.74 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Netherlands rank

36th

Thailand rank

34th

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Netherlands
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.74 billion cubic meters against 2.15 billion cubic meters in Netherlands, a difference of 584.10 million cubic meters.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.3 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.28 billion cubic meters	1.83 billion cubic meters	545.93 million cubic meters	Thailand
2000s	1.27 billion cubic meters	2.53 billion cubic meters	1.26 billion cubic meters	Thailand
2010s	1.42 billion cubic meters	2.74 billion cubic meters	1.32 billion cubic meters	Thailand
2020s	2.11 billion cubic meters	2.74 billion cubic meters	625.10 million cubic meters	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Netherlands or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.74 billion cubic meters against 2.15 billion cubic meters in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Netherlands and Thailand?: 584.10 million cubic meters, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Thailand rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Netherlands ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th 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.