Belgium vs Uruguay: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Belgium
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4.51 billion cubic meters against 4.3 billion cubic meters in Belgium, a difference of 0.21 billion cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.8 billion cubic meters | 2.33 billion cubic meters | 6.47 billion cubic meters | Belgium |
| 1990s | 8.12 billion cubic meters | 3.19 billion cubic meters | 4.93 billion cubic meters | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.56 billion cubic meters | 3.82 billion cubic meters | 2.74 billion cubic meters | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4.67 billion cubic meters | 4.16 billion cubic meters | 0.5068 billion cubic meters | Belgium |
| 2020s | 4.28 billion cubic meters | 4.43 billion cubic meters | 0.1434 billion cubic meters | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Belgium or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4.51 billion cubic meters against 4.3 billion cubic meters in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Belgium and Uruguay?
- 0.21 billion cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Uruguay?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Uruguay rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for agriculture and industry are total withdrawals for irrigation and livestock production and for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Withdrawals for domestic uses include drinking water, municipal use or supply, and use for public services, commercial establishments, and homes.