What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Congo and Nepal?

5.50 million cubic meters, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nepal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Congo vs Nepal: Industrial water withdrawal

Congo

24.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nepal

29.50 million cubic meters

in 2023

Congo rank

135th

Nepal rank

132nd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Congo
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 29.50 million cubic meters against 24.00 million cubic meters in Congo, a difference of 5.50 million cubic meters.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 132nd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	10.32 million cubic meters	20.17 million cubic meters	9.85 million cubic meters	Nepal
2000s	18.42 million cubic meters	32.77 million cubic meters	14.35 million cubic meters	Nepal
2010s	24.00 million cubic meters	29.50 million cubic meters	5.50 million cubic meters	Nepal
2020s	24.00 million cubic meters	29.50 million cubic meters	5.50 million cubic meters	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Congo or Nepal?: Nepal, at 29.50 million cubic meters against 24.00 million cubic meters in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Congo and Nepal?: 5.50 million cubic meters, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Nepal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Congo and Nepal rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Congo ranks 135th and Nepal ranks 132nd 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.