Municipal water withdrawal in Denmark
Denmark: Municipal water withdrawal was 360.00 million billion m³ per year in 2010. ▼ Falling
Municipal water withdrawal in Denmark, 1970–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 360.00 million billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Denmark peaked at 700.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975 and was at its lowest, 360.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 580.00 million billion m³ per year | 460.00 million billion m³ per year | 700.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 687.30 million billion m³ per year | 674.60 million billion m³ per year | 700.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 571.00 million billion m³ per year | 571.00 million billion m³ per year | 571.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 425.90 million billion m³ per year | 411.00 million billion m³ per year | 440.80 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 360.00 million billion m³ per year | 360.00 million billion m³ per year | 360.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 24 Jordan 491.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 25 Finland 415.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 375.60 million billion m³ per year compare
- 28 Armenia 198.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 29 Slovenia 164.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 30 Malawi 143.10 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Denmark?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Denmark was 360.00 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 700.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 360.00 million billion m³ per year in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Denmark ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.