Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands
Netherlands: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 26.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands, 1991–2022
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
In 2022, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands stood at 26.5%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 133.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands peaked at 26.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 71st out of 180 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 16.0% | — |
| 1992 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 17.9% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 11.6% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 13.7% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 14.7% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 21.3% | +35.7% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 19.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 10.9% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.7% | 26.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 68 Albania 27.7% compare
- 69 Côte d'Ivoire 27.5% compare
- 70 Italy 27.0% compare
- 72 Russian Federation 26.5% compare
- 73 Guinea 25.8% compare
- 74 Mozambique 25.3% compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Netherlands was 26.5% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Netherlands ranks 71st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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).