Belgium vs Switzerland: Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution
Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 186.56 Cubic metres against 109 Cubic metres in Switzerland, a difference of 77.56 Cubic metres.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times Switzerland's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 18 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 208.6 Cubic metres | 123.7 Cubic metres | 84.9 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2010s | 181.62 Cubic metres | 123.6 Cubic metres | 58.02 Cubic metres | Belgium |
| 2020s | 186.21 Cubic metres | 110.67 Cubic metres | 75.54 Cubic metres | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Belgium, at 186.56 Cubic metres against 109 Cubic metres in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 77.56 Cubic metres, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for water accounts - supply and use — losses in distribution?
- Belgium ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 18 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Water accounts - supply and use — Losses in distribution. 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. Physical supply and use tables can be compiled at various levels of detail, depending on the required policy and analytical focus and data availability. A basic PSUT for water contains information on the supply and use of water and provides an overview of water flows. The PSUT is divided into five sections which organize information on (a) abstraction of water from the environment; (b) distribution and use of abstracted water across enterprises and households; (c) flows of wastewater and reused water (between households and enterprises); (d) return flows of water to the environment; and (e) evaporation, transpiration and water incorporated into products. 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: April 15, 2026 Database documentation