Norway vs Paraguay: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Norway
- Paraguay
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.69 billion cubic meters against 2.41 billion cubic meters in Paraguay, a difference of 0.28 billion cubic meters.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 82nd and Paraguay ranks 85th of 181 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.21 billion cubic meters | 0.4346 billion cubic meters | 1.78 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion cubic meters | 0.4646 billion cubic meters | 1.89 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2000s | 2.74 billion cubic meters | 1.24 billion cubic meters | 1.5 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.73 billion cubic meters | 2.37 billion cubic meters | 0.3577 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.67 billion cubic meters | 2.41 billion cubic meters | 0.2586 billion cubic meters | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, total, Norway or Paraguay?
- Norway, at 2.69 billion cubic meters against 2.41 billion cubic meters in Paraguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Norway and Paraguay?
- 0.28 billion cubic meters, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Paraguay rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Norway ranks 82nd and Paraguay ranks 85th 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.