What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Denmark and Eritrea?

1.46 million cubic meters, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eritrea?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Eritrea: Agricultural water withdrawals

Denmark

551.46 million cubic meters

in 2023

Eritrea

550.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Denmark rank

105th

Eritrea rank

106th

Agricultural water withdrawals over time

Denmark
Eritrea

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 551.46 million cubic meters against 550.00 million cubic meters in Eritrea, a difference of 1.46 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Denmark ranks 105th and Eritrea ranks 106th of 180 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	190.30 million cubic meters	485.00 million cubic meters	294.70 million cubic meters	Eritrea
2010s	385.08 million cubic meters	550.00 million cubic meters	164.92 million cubic meters	Eritrea
2020s	519.33 million cubic meters	550.00 million cubic meters	30.67 million cubic meters	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural water withdrawals, Denmark or Eritrea?: Denmark, at 551.46 million cubic meters against 550.00 million cubic meters in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural water withdrawals between Denmark and Eritrea?: 1.46 million cubic meters, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Eritrea?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Eritrea rank globally for agricultural water withdrawals?: Denmark ranks 105th and Eritrea ranks 106th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural water withdrawals
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,089 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.