What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Algeria and Iceland?

17.00 million cubic meters, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iceland?

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 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 Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Iceland: Industrial water withdrawal

Algeria

181.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Iceland

198.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Algeria rank

88th

Iceland rank

87th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Algeria
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 198.00 million cubic meters against 181.00 million cubic meters in Algeria, a difference of 17.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 88th and Iceland ranks 87th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1980s	242.00 million cubic meters	10.98 million cubic meters	231.02 million cubic meters	Algeria
1990s	599.00 million cubic meters	12.14 million cubic meters	586.86 million cubic meters	Algeria
2000s	468.12 million cubic meters	54.88 million cubic meters	413.25 million cubic meters	Algeria
2010s	270.82 million cubic meters	197.45 million cubic meters	73.38 million cubic meters	Algeria
2020s	195.25 million cubic meters	198.00 million cubic meters	2.75 million cubic meters	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Algeria or Iceland?: Iceland, at 198.00 million cubic meters against 181.00 million cubic meters in Algeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Algeria and Iceland?: 17.00 million cubic meters, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Iceland?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Iceland rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Algeria ranks 88th and Iceland ranks 87th 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 Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water withdrawal
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, 6,170 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.