What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Norway and Sri Lanka?

31.59 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?

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.

Norway vs Sri Lanka: Municipal water withdrawal

Norway

773.41 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

805.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Norway rank

65th

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Norway
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 805.00 million cubic meters against 773.41 million cubic meters in Norway, a difference of 31.59 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	773.15 million cubic meters	330.90 million cubic meters	442.25 million cubic meters	Norway
2000s	881.24 million cubic meters	712.60 million cubic meters	168.63 million cubic meters	Norway
2010s	810.93 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	5.93 million cubic meters	Norway
2020s	760.93 million cubic meters	805.00 million cubic meters	44.07 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Norway or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 805.00 million cubic meters against 773.41 million cubic meters in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Norway and Sri Lanka?: 31.59 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Norway ranks 65th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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.