What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Austria and Puerto Rico?

155.00 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Puerto Rico?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Austria vs Puerto Rico: Industrial water withdrawal

Austria

2.21 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Puerto Rico

2.37 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Austria rank

32nd

Puerto Rico rank

31st

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Austria
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 2.37 billion cubic meters against 2.21 billion cubic meters in Austria, a difference of 155.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Austria ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.84 billion cubic meters	3.26 billion cubic meters	414.90 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2000s	2.77 billion cubic meters	3.13 billion cubic meters	362.11 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2010s	2.41 billion cubic meters	2.60 billion cubic meters	192.09 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico
2020s	2.21 billion cubic meters	2.37 billion cubic meters	155.00 million cubic meters	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Austria or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 2.37 billion cubic meters against 2.21 billion cubic meters in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Austria and Puerto Rico?: 155.00 million cubic meters, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Puerto Rico?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Puerto Rico rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Austria ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st 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.