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

13.00 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.

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

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 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.

Serbia vs Sweden: Municipal water withdrawal

Serbia

686.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sweden

699.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Serbia rank

72nd

Sweden rank

71st

Municipal water withdrawal over time

Serbia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 699.00 million cubic meters against 686.00 million cubic meters in Serbia, a difference of 13.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sweden ahead.

Serbia ranks 72nd and Sweden ranks 71st of 183 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Serbia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	687.80 million cubic meters	1.01 billion cubic meters	321.70 million cubic meters	Sweden
2010s	660.81 million cubic meters	923.00 million cubic meters	262.19 million cubic meters	Sweden
2020s	688.02 million cubic meters	699.00 million cubic meters	10.97 million cubic meters	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher municipal water withdrawal, Serbia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 699.00 million cubic meters against 686.00 million cubic meters in Serbia as of 2023.
What is the difference in municipal water withdrawal between Serbia and Sweden?: 13.00 million cubic meters, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and Sweden?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Serbia and Sweden rank globally for municipal water withdrawal?: Serbia ranks 72nd 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.