Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands
Netherlands: Municipal water withdrawal was 2.15 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
In 2023, municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands stood at 2.15 billion cubic meters.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands peaked at 2.18 billion cubic meters in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.22 billion cubic meters, in 2010.
Netherlands ranks 36th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.30 billion cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.31 billion cubic meters | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1.30 billion cubic meters | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.28 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.27 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.25 billion cubic meters | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.24 billion cubic meters | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.23 billion cubic meters | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.22 billion cubic meters | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.24 billion cubic meters | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 billion cubic meters | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.69 billion cubic meters | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 1.96 billion cubic meters | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 1.97 billion cubic meters | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.05 billion cubic meters | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2.06 billion cubic meters | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.18 billion cubic meters | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 2.15 billion cubic meters | -1.4% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 2.15 billion cubic meters is above the median for high income countries, which is 699.00 million cubic meters, 3.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 2.15 billion cubic meters is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 657.50 million cubic meters, 3.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +33.9% | 1.26 billion cubic meters | 1.69 billion cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 billion cubic meters | 1.27 billion cubic meters | 1.30 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 billion cubic meters | 1.24 billion cubic meters | 1.31 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 billion cubic meters | 1.22 billion cubic meters | 1.97 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 billion cubic meters | 2.05 billion cubic meters | 2.18 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2541 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Netherlands was 2.15 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 billion cubic meters in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 billion cubic meters in 2010.
- How does Netherlands rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Netherlands ranks 36th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing 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
Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.