What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Belarus and Uruguay?

48.36 million cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Uruguay?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Belarus vs Uruguay: Industrial water withdrawal

Belarus

448.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uruguay

496.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Belarus rank

72nd

Uruguay rank

70th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Belarus
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 496.36 million cubic meters against 448.00 million cubic meters in Belarus, a difference of 48.36 million cubic meters.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 70th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	613.80 million cubic meters	74.81 million cubic meters	538.99 million cubic meters	Belarus
2000s	507.85 million cubic meters	186.28 million cubic meters	321.57 million cubic meters	Belarus
2010s	433.80 million cubic meters	422.45 million cubic meters	11.35 million cubic meters	Belarus
2020s	430.00 million cubic meters	551.00 million cubic meters	121.00 million cubic meters	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Belarus or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 496.36 million cubic meters against 448.00 million cubic meters in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Belarus and Uruguay?: 48.36 million cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Uruguay?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Uruguay rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Belarus ranks 72nd and Uruguay ranks 70th 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.