What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cameroon and Chad?

900,000 cubic meters, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Cameroon vs Chad: Industrial water withdrawal

Cameroon

104.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Chad

103.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cameroon rank

102nd

Chad rank

103rd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Cameroon
Chad

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 104.60 million cubic meters against 103.70 million cubic meters in Chad, a difference of 900,000 cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 102nd and Chad ranks 103rd of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1980s	76.00 million cubic meters	10.50 million cubic meters	65.50 million cubic meters	Cameroon
1990s	73.31 million cubic meters	52.75 million cubic meters	20.55 million cubic meters	Cameroon
2000s	93.71 million cubic meters	99.14 million cubic meters	5.43 million cubic meters	Chad
2010s	104.60 million cubic meters	103.70 million cubic meters	900,000 cubic meters	Cameroon
2020s	104.60 million cubic meters	103.70 million cubic meters	900,000 cubic meters	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Cameroon or Chad?: Cameroon, at 104.60 million cubic meters against 103.70 million cubic meters in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cameroon and Chad?: 900,000 cubic meters, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Chad?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Chad rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Cameroon ranks 102nd and Chad ranks 103rd 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.