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

8.70 million cubic meters, with Chad ahead.

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

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.

Chad vs Ghana: Industrial water withdrawal

Chad

103.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Ghana

95.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Chad rank

103rd

Ghana rank

105th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Chad
Ghana

How they compare

Chad currently reports 103.70 million cubic meters against 95.00 million cubic meters in Ghana, a difference of 8.70 million cubic meters.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ghana ahead.

Chad ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1980s	10.50 million cubic meters	72.60 million cubic meters	62.10 million cubic meters	Ghana
1990s	52.75 million cubic meters	84.73 million cubic meters	31.98 million cubic meters	Ghana
2000s	99.14 million cubic meters	95.00 million cubic meters	4.14 million cubic meters	Chad
2010s	103.70 million cubic meters	95.00 million cubic meters	8.70 million cubic meters	Chad
2020s	103.70 million cubic meters	95.00 million cubic meters	8.70 million cubic meters	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Chad or Ghana?: Chad, at 103.70 million cubic meters against 95.00 million cubic meters in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Chad and Ghana?: 8.70 million cubic meters, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Ghana?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Chad and Ghana rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Chad ranks 103rd and Ghana ranks 105th 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.