Azerbaijan vs Syria: Industrial water withdrawal
Azerbaijan
598.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Syria
615.40 million cubic meters
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
66th
Syria rank
64th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Azerbaijan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 615.40 million cubic meters against 598.00 million cubic meters in Azerbaijan, a difference of 17.40 million cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 66th and Syria ranks 64th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.31 billion cubic meters | 389.00 million cubic meters | 2.92 billion cubic meters | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 663.70 million cubic meters | 597.82 million cubic meters | 65.88 million cubic meters | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 583.20 million cubic meters | 615.40 million cubic meters | 32.20 million cubic meters | Syria |
| 2020s | 590.00 million cubic meters | 615.40 million cubic meters | 25.40 million cubic meters | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Azerbaijan or Syria?
- Syria, at 615.40 million cubic meters against 598.00 million cubic meters in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 17.40 million cubic meters, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Syria?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and Syria rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Azerbaijan ranks 66th and Syria ranks 64th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.