What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bhutan and Cape Verde?

2.61 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 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.

Bhutan vs Cape Verde: Industrial water withdrawal

Bhutan

3.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde

5.61 million cubic meters

in 2023

Bhutan rank

161st

Cape Verde rank

158th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Bhutan
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 5.61 million cubic meters against 3.00 million cubic meters in Bhutan, a difference of 2.61 million cubic meters.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.9 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 161st and Cape Verde ranks 158th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.85 million cubic meters	1.00 million cubic meters	1.85 million cubic meters	Bhutan
2010s	3.00 million cubic meters	2.44 million cubic meters	559,195 cubic meters	Bhutan
2020s	3.00 million cubic meters	5.54 million cubic meters	2.54 million cubic meters	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Bhutan or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 5.61 million cubic meters against 3.00 million cubic meters in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Bhutan and Cape Verde?: 2.61 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Cape Verde?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Cape Verde rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Bhutan ranks 161st and Cape Verde ranks 158th 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.