Bhutan vs Seychelles: Industrial water withdrawal
Bhutan
3.00 million cubic meters
in 2023
Seychelles
3.80 million cubic meters
in 2023
Bhutan rank
161st
Seychelles rank
160th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Bhutan
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 3.80 million cubic meters against 3.00 million cubic meters in Bhutan, a difference of 800,000 cubic meters.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.3 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 160th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.10 million cubic meters | 1.10 million cubic meters | 995,240 cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 2.36 million cubic meters | 1.15 million cubic meters | 1.21 million cubic meters | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 2.83 million cubic meters | 3.18 million cubic meters | 351,429 cubic meters | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.80 million cubic meters | 800,000 cubic meters | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.80 million cubic meters | 800,000 cubic meters | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Bhutan or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 3.80 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 Seychelles?
- 800,000 cubic meters, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Seychelles?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Seychelles rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Bhutan ranks 161st and Seychelles ranks 160th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.