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

10.76 million cubic meters, with Kenya ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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 Kenya: Industrial water withdrawal

Cameroon

104.60 million cubic meters

in 2023

Kenya

115.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cameroon rank

102nd

Kenya rank

99th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Cameroon
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 115.36 million cubic meters against 104.60 million cubic meters in Cameroon, a difference of 10.76 million cubic meters.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Cameroon ranks 102nd and Kenya ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73.31 million cubic meters	86.92 million cubic meters	13.62 million cubic meters	Kenya
2000s	93.71 million cubic meters	106.58 million cubic meters	12.87 million cubic meters	Kenya
2010s	104.60 million cubic meters	170.47 million cubic meters	65.87 million cubic meters	Kenya
2020s	104.60 million cubic meters	112.61 million cubic meters	8.01 million cubic meters	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Cameroon or Kenya?: Kenya, at 115.36 million cubic meters against 104.60 million cubic meters in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cameroon and Kenya?: 10.76 million cubic meters, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Cameroon ranks 102nd and Kenya ranks 99th 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.