What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?

61.00 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?

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.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Industrial water withdrawal

Bangladesh

770.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

831.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

56th

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 831.00 million cubic meters against 770.00 million cubic meters in Bangladesh, a difference of 61.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	440.00 million cubic meters	338.37 million cubic meters	101.63 million cubic meters	Bangladesh
2000s	682.00 million cubic meters	735.78 million cubic meters	53.78 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2010s	770.00 million cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	61.00 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka
2020s	770.00 million cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	61.00 million cubic meters	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 831.00 million cubic meters against 770.00 million cubic meters in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 61.00 million cubic meters, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Bangladesh ranks 56th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.