Municipal water withdrawal in Brunei
Brunei: Municipal water withdrawal was 151.50 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
151.50 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 183 countries
All-time high
154.50 million cubic meters
in 2004
All-time low
138.20 million cubic meters
in 2006
Years of data
20
2004–2023
Municipal water withdrawal in Brunei, 2004–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 151.50 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Brunei peaked at 154.50 million cubic meters in 2004 and was at its lowest, 138.20 million cubic meters, in 2006.
That places Brunei 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Brunei, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 154.50 million cubic meters | — |
| 2005 | 141.10 million cubic meters | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 138.20 million cubic meters | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 138.90 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 142.40 million cubic meters | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 151.50 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 151.50 million cubic meters is below the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 22% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 151.50 million cubic meters is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.04 billion cubic meters, 15% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 144.43 million cubic meters | 138.20 million cubic meters | 154.50 million cubic meters | 6 |
| 2010s | 151.50 million cubic meters | 151.50 million cubic meters | 151.50 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 151.50 million cubic meters | 151.50 million cubic meters | 151.50 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More environment data for Brunei
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 0.9436 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0.5319 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Brunei?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Brunei was 151.50 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 Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 154.50 million cubic meters in 2004.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.20 million cubic meters in 2006.
- How does Brunei rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Brunei ranks 127th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.