Norway vs Sweden: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 2.69 billion cubic meters against 2.48 billion cubic meters in Sweden, a difference of 0.21 billion cubic meters.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 84th of 181 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.12 billion cubic meters | 3.31 billion cubic meters | 1.19 billion cubic meters | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.35 billion cubic meters | 2.82 billion cubic meters | 0.4658 billion cubic meters | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.74 billion cubic meters | 2.66 billion cubic meters | 0.0841 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2010s | 2.73 billion cubic meters | 2.49 billion cubic meters | 0.2357 billion cubic meters | Norway |
| 2020s | 2.67 billion cubic meters | 2.48 billion cubic meters | 0.1886 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 Sweden?
- Norway, at 2.69 billion cubic meters against 2.48 billion cubic meters in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, total between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.21 billion cubic meters, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, total?
- Norway ranks 82nd and Sweden ranks 84th 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.