Municipal water withdrawal in Sweden
Sweden: Municipal water withdrawal was 1.02 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ▬ Flat
Municipal water withdrawal in Sweden, 1970–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2010, municipal water withdrawal in Sweden stood at 1.02 billion billion m³ per year.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Sweden peaked at 1.05 billion billion m³ per year in 1995 and was at its lowest, 981.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1970.
Sweden ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 billion billion m³ per year | 981.00 million billion m³ per year | 1.04 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.01 billion billion m³ per year | 1.01 billion billion m³ per year | 1.01 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.03 billion billion m³ per year | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 1.05 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 1.00 billion billion m³ per year | 1.04 billion billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 1.02 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 10 Iraq 4.30 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 11 Greece 1.29 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.22 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
- 16 Norway 838.00 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Sweden?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Sweden was 1.02 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 billion billion m³ per year in 1995.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 981.00 million billion m³ per year in 1970.
- How does Sweden rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Sweden ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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.