Netherlands vs South Africa: Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration
Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration over time
- Netherlands
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 480.9 Cubic metres against 22.31 Cubic metres in Netherlands, a difference of 458.59 Cubic metres.
That makes South Africa's figure about 21.6 times Netherlands's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 7 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.31 Cubic metres | 480.9 Cubic metres | 458.59 Cubic metres | South Africa |
| 1990s | 22.31 Cubic metres | 480.9 Cubic metres | 458.59 Cubic metres | South Africa |
| 2000s | 22.31 Cubic metres | 480.9 Cubic metres | 458.59 Cubic metres | South Africa |
| 2010s | 22.31 Cubic metres | 480.9 Cubic metres | 458.59 Cubic metres | South Africa |
| 2020s | 22.31 Cubic metres | 480.9 Cubic metres | 458.59 Cubic metres | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water accounts - assets — evaporation and actual evapotranspiration, Netherlands or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 480.9 Cubic metres against 22.31 Cubic metres in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in water accounts - assets — evaporation and actual evapotranspiration between Netherlands and South Africa?
- 458.59 Cubic metres, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and South Africa rank globally for water accounts - assets — evaporation and actual evapotranspiration?
- Netherlands ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 8th of 7 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Water accounts - assets — Evaporation and actual evapotranspiration. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Water flow accounts describe flows of water, in physical units, encompassing the initial abstraction of water resources from the environment into the economy, to the water flows within the economy in the form of supply and use by industries and households, and finally, flows of water back to the environment. Asset accounts for water resources focus on the inflows and outflows of water to and from the land surface and subsurface, and on the destination of these flows. They present information on the stock of water at the beginning and end of an accounting period. Data source(s): Joint OECD/Eurostat questionnaire on Inland Waters. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/envstats/country_files) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 7, 2026 Database documentation