What is the difference in industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals between Croatia and United States of America?

0.4%, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?

21 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Croatia vs United States of America: Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals

Croatia

46.8%

in 2022

United States of America

47.2%

in 2022

Croatia rank

22nd

United States of America rank

21st

Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Croatia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 47.2% against 46.8% in Croatia, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was United States of America ahead.

Croatia ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.4%	53.4%	37.0%	United States of America
2010s	49.1%	48.4%	0.7%	Croatia
2020s	48.3%	47.2%	1.1%	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals, Croatia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 47.2% against 46.8% in Croatia as of 2022.
What is the difference in industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals between Croatia and United States of America?: 0.4%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and United States of America?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Croatia and United States of America rank globally for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Croatia ranks 22nd and United States of America ranks 21st 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).