Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 15.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium, 1980–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium is 15.0%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 25.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium peaked at 21.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1995.
Belgium ranks 108th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 11.0% | — |
| 1981 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 10.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 10.0% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 9.9% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 9.7% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.4% | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.3% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 9.1% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 9.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 8.8% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 10.0% | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 10.9% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.8% | 8.8% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 9.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 15.0% | 21.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Belgium was 15.0% 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 municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Belgium ranks 108th out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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 Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).