What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Canada and United States?

182.34 billion cubic meters, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Canada vs United States: Industrial water withdrawal

Canada

27.36 billion cubic meters

in 2023

United States

209.70 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Canada rank

4th

United States rank

1st

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Canada
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 209.70 billion cubic meters against 27.36 billion cubic meters in Canada, a difference of 182.34 billion cubic meters.

That makes United States's figure about 7.7 times Canada's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33.72 billion cubic meters	296.36 billion cubic meters	262.64 billion cubic meters	United States
2000s	32.20 billion cubic meters	291.87 billion cubic meters	259.67 billion cubic meters	United States
2010s	28.38 billion cubic meters	221.31 billion cubic meters	192.93 billion cubic meters	United States
2020s	27.33 billion cubic meters	209.70 billion cubic meters	182.37 billion cubic meters	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Canada or United States?: United States, at 209.70 billion cubic meters against 27.36 billion cubic meters in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Canada and United States?: 182.34 billion cubic meters, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Canada and United States rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.