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

0.8%, with United States of America ahead.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

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

Finland

46.4%

in 2022

United States of America

47.2%

in 2022

Finland rank

23rd

United States of America rank

21st

Industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals over time

Finland
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 47.2% against 46.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 21st of 179 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	81.8%	53.9%	27.9%	Finland
2000s	73.6%	53.4%	20.2%	Finland
2010s	68.2%	48.4%	19.7%	Finland
2020s	50.7%	47.2%	3.5%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals, Finland or United States of America?: United States of America, at 47.2% against 46.4% in Finland as of 2022.
What is the difference in industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals between Finland and United States of America?: 0.8%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United States of America?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Finland and United States of America rank globally for industrial water as a share of total water withdrawals?: Finland ranks 23rd 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).