What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Chile and Portugal?

169.66 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?

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.

Chile vs Portugal: Industrial water withdrawal

Chile

1.66 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Portugal

1.83 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Chile rank

38th

Portugal rank

36th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Chile
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.83 billion cubic meters against 1.66 billion cubic meters in Chile, a difference of 169.66 million cubic meters.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.

Chile ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.25 billion cubic meters	2.21 billion cubic meters	34.59 million cubic meters	Chile
2000s	3.71 billion cubic meters	1.61 billion cubic meters	2.10 billion cubic meters	Chile
2010s	2.31 billion cubic meters	1.78 billion cubic meters	526.98 million cubic meters	Chile
2020s	1.66 billion cubic meters	1.83 billion cubic meters	169.66 million cubic meters	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Chile or Portugal?: Portugal, at 1.83 billion cubic meters against 1.66 billion cubic meters in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Chile and Portugal?: 169.66 million cubic meters, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Portugal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Chile and Portugal rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Chile ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.