What is the difference in industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals between Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?

0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?

15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.

Where does this data come from?

AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs United Arab Emirates: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals

Bhutan

0.9%

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

1.1%

in 2022

Bhutan rank

159th

United Arab Emirates rank

158th

Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Bhutan
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.1% against 0.9% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Bhutan ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals, Bhutan or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.1% against 0.9% in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals between Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?: 0.2%, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and United Arab Emirates?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Bhutan ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals
Unit: % of total freshwater withdrawal
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 5,690 data points, 1965–2022
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Industrial water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).