Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus
Belarus: Municipal water withdrawal was 547.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus, 1995–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Belarus recorded 547.00 million billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Belarus peaked at 850.50 million billion m³ per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 547.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2015.
That places Belarus 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 752.00 million billion m³ per year | 752.00 million billion m³ per year | 752.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 826.75 million billion m³ per year | 803.00 million billion m³ per year | 850.50 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 568.25 million billion m³ per year | 547.00 million billion m³ per year | 589.50 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
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More environment data for Belarus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 87.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2254 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0469 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0381 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Belarus?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Belarus was 547.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 850.50 million billion m³ per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 547.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- How does Belarus rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Belarus ranks 23rd out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.