Municipal water withdrawal in Finland
Finland: Municipal water withdrawal was 415.00 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▬ Flat
Municipal water withdrawal in Finland, 1990–2015
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 22 Hungary 594.50 million billion m³ per year compare
- 23 Belarus 547.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 24 Jordan 491.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 375.60 million billion m³ per year compare
- 27 Denmark 360.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 28 Armenia 198.00 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Finland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 48.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4939 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1291 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1431 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1555 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0276 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
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.
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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.