Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands
Netherlands: Municipal water withdrawal was 1.22 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ▬ Flat
Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands, 1990–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2010, municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands stood at 1.22 billion billion m³ per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands peaked at 1.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.22 billion billion m³ per year, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 12th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 billion billion m³ per year | 1.27 billion billion m³ per year | 1.28 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.28 billion billion m³ per year | 1.25 billion billion m³ per year | 1.30 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.22 billion billion m³ per year | 1.22 billion billion m³ per year | 1.22 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 9 Spain 5.31 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 10 Iraq 4.30 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 11 Greece 1.29 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 13 Sweden 1.02 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 14 Romania 980.00 million billion m³ per year compare
- 15 Switzerland 917.00 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands was 1.22 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 billion billion m³ per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 billion billion m³ per year in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Netherlands ranks 12th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.