Municipal water withdrawal in Belgium
Belgium: Municipal water withdrawal was 709.30 million billion m³ per year in 2010. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Belgium, 1980–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 709.30 million billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Belgium peaked at 993.30 million billion m³ per year in 1980 and was at its lowest, 709.30 million billion m³ per year, in 2010.
Belgium ranks 19th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 993.30 million billion m³ per year | 993.30 million billion m³ per year | 993.30 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 874.00 million billion m³ per year | 874.00 million billion m³ per year | 874.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 733.10 million billion m³ per year | 730.40 million billion m³ per year | 735.80 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 709.30 million billion m³ per year | 709.30 million billion m³ per year | 709.30 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 16 Norway 838.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 17 Austria 720.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 18 Israel 712.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 20 Libya 700.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 21 Ireland 628.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 22 Hungary 594.50 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Belgium
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 107.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0377 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0561 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0383 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Belgium?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Belgium was 709.30 million billion m³ per year in 2010, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 993.30 million billion m³ per year in 1980.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 709.30 million billion m³ per year in 2010.
- How does Belgium rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.