Municipal water withdrawal in Finland

Finland: Municipal water withdrawal was 415.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
415.00 million billion m³ per year
World rank
25th
of 35 countries
All-time high
424.00 million billion m³ per year
in 1990
All-time low
400.00 million billion m³ per year
in 2010
Years of data
6
1990–2015

Municipal water withdrawal in Finland, 1990–2015

0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M1990200220151990: 424.0M billion m³ per year1995: 412.0M billion m³ per year2000: 404.0M billion m³ per year2005: 409.4M billion m³ per year2010: 400.0M billion m³ per year2015: 415.0M billion m³ per year

Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Finland is 415.00 million billion m³ per year, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Finland peaked at 424.00 million billion m³ per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 400.00 million billion m³ per year, in 2010.

Finland ranks 25th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 418.00 million billion m³ per year 412.00 million billion m³ per year 424.00 million billion m³ per year 2
2000s 406.70 million billion m³ per year 404.00 million billion m³ per year 409.40 million billion m³ per year 2
2010s 407.50 million billion m³ per year 400.00 million billion m³ per year 415.00 million billion m³ per year 2

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 22 Hungary 594.50 million billion m³ per year compare
  2. 23 Belarus 547.00 million billion m³ per year compare
  3. 24 Jordan 491.00 million billion m³ per year compare
  4. 26 Burkina Faso 375.60 million billion m³ per year compare
  5. 27 Denmark 360.00 million billion m³ per year compare
  6. 28 Armenia 198.00 million billion m³ per year compare

See the full ranking of 35 places →

More environment data for Finland

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is municipal water withdrawal in Finland?
Municipal water withdrawal in Finland was 415.00 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 Finland?
The highest recorded value was 424.00 million billion m³ per year in 1990.
What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 400.00 million billion m³ per year in 2010.
How does Finland rank for municipal water withdrawal?
Finland ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Finland 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator
Municipal water withdrawal
Unit
billion m³ per year
Source
FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
35 places, 222 data points, 1970–2015
Last refreshed

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.