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

1.81 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.

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

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.

Cape Verde vs Seychelles: Industrial water withdrawal

Cape Verde

5.61 million cubic meters

in 2023

Seychelles

3.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

158th

Seychelles rank

160th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Cape Verde
Seychelles

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 5.61 million cubic meters against 3.80 million cubic meters in Seychelles, a difference of 1.81 million cubic meters.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Seychelles's.

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

Cape Verde ranks 158th and Seychelles ranks 160th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Seychelles	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.00 million cubic meters	3.40 million cubic meters	2.40 million cubic meters	Seychelles
2010s	2.44 million cubic meters	3.80 million cubic meters	1.36 million cubic meters	Seychelles
2020s	5.54 million cubic meters	3.80 million cubic meters	1.74 million cubic meters	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Cape Verde or Seychelles?: Cape Verde, at 5.61 million cubic meters against 3.80 million cubic meters in Seychelles as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cape Verde and Seychelles?: 1.81 million cubic meters, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Seychelles?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Seychelles rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Cape Verde ranks 158th 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.

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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.