Municipal water withdrawal in Japan
Japan: Municipal water withdrawal was 15.41 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Japan, 1980–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
Japan recorded 15.41 billion billion m³ per year for municipal water withdrawal in 2010.
The figure is down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Japan peaked at 17.00 billion billion m³ per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.70 billion billion m³ per year, in 1980.
Japan ranks 3rd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.70 billion billion m³ per year | 13.70 billion billion m³ per year | 13.70 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 16.67 billion billion m³ per year | 16.34 billion billion m³ per year | 17.00 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.99 billion billion m³ per year | 15.70 billion billion m³ per year | 16.28 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.41 billion billion m³ per year | 15.41 billion billion m³ per year | 15.41 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More environment data for Japan
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1,063 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 38.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.3162 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 50.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.6478 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.4564 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Japan?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Japan was 15.41 billion 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.00 billion billion m³ per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.70 billion billion m³ per year in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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.