Annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark
Denmark: Annual freshwater withdrawals was 934.35 million billion cubic meters in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark, 1970–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion cubic meters.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark is 934.35 million billion cubic meters, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark peaked at 1.71 billion billion cubic meters in 1985 and was at its lowest, 555.40 million billion cubic meters, in 2007.
Denmark ranks 116th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 billion billion cubic meters | 720.00 million billion cubic meters | 1.21 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.40 billion billion cubic meters | 1.16 billion billion cubic meters | 1.71 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 billion billion cubic meters | 811.86 million billion cubic meters | 1.30 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 653.39 million billion cubic meters | 555.40 million billion cubic meters | 759.04 million billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 904.73 million billion cubic meters | 728.50 million billion cubic meters | 1.11 billion billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 946.93 million billion cubic meters | 934.35 million billion cubic meters | 959.16 million billion cubic meters | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 113 Cameroon 1.09 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 114 Eswatini 1.07 billion billion cubic meters compare
- 115 Jordan 949.87 million billion cubic meters compare
- 117 Guinea 890.00 million billion cubic meters compare
- 118 Chad 879.60 million billion cubic meters compare
- 119 Puerto Rico 875.00 million billion cubic meters compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals in Denmark was 934.35 million billion cubic meters in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 billion billion cubic meters in 1985.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 555.40 million billion cubic meters in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for annual freshwater withdrawals?
- Denmark ranks 116th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Total water withdrawals are the sum of withdrawals for agriculture, industry and municipal (domestic uses). Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source.