Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus
Belarus: Municipal water withdrawal was 629.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus, 1995–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 629.00 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Belarus peaked at 850.50 million cubic meters in 2000 and was at its lowest, 523.00 million cubic meters, in 2017.
That places Belarus 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 752.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1996 | 771.70 million cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 791.40 million cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 811.10 million cubic meters | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 830.80 million cubic meters | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 850.50 million cubic meters | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 841.00 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 831.50 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 822.00 million cubic meters | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 812.50 million cubic meters | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 803.00 million cubic meters | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 760.30 million cubic meters | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 717.60 million cubic meters | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 674.90 million cubic meters | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 632.20 million cubic meters | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 589.50 million cubic meters | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 575.33 million cubic meters | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 561.17 million cubic meters | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 547.00 million cubic meters | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 734.00 million cubic meters | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 706.00 million cubic meters | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 566.00 million cubic meters | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 523.00 million cubic meters | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 533.00 million cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 553.00 million cubic meters | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 549.00 million cubic meters | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 599.00 million cubic meters | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 600.00 million cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 629.00 million cubic meters | +4.8% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 629.00 million cubic meters is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 629.00 million cubic meters is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 96% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +34.2% | 547.00 million cubic meters | 734.00 million cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 791.40 million cubic meters | 752.00 million cubic meters | 830.80 million cubic meters | 5 |
| 2000s | 774.55 million cubic meters | 632.20 million cubic meters | 850.50 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 588.80 million cubic meters | 523.00 million cubic meters | 734.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 594.25 million cubic meters | 549.00 million cubic meters | 629.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Belarus?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus was 629.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 850.50 million cubic meters in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 523.00 million cubic meters in 2017.
- How does Belarus rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Belarus ranks 73rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.