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

31.00 million cubic meters, with Morocco ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Morocco: Industrial water withdrawal

Algeria

181.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Morocco

212.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Algeria rank

88th

Morocco rank

85th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Algeria
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 212.00 million cubic meters against 181.00 million cubic meters in Algeria, a difference of 31.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 88th and Morocco ranks 85th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	581.00 million cubic meters	338.62 million cubic meters	242.38 million cubic meters	Algeria
2000s	468.12 million cubic meters	511.20 million cubic meters	43.08 million cubic meters	Morocco
2010s	270.82 million cubic meters	212.00 million cubic meters	58.83 million cubic meters	Algeria
2020s	195.25 million cubic meters	212.00 million cubic meters	16.75 million cubic meters	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Algeria or Morocco?: Morocco, at 212.00 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 Morocco?: 31.00 million cubic meters, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Algeria ranks 88th and Morocco ranks 85th 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.