What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?

38.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Libya: Industrial water withdrawal

Cote d'Ivoire

242.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Libya

280.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Cote d'Ivoire rank

80th

Libya rank

77th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 280.00 million cubic meters against 242.00 million cubic meters in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 38.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 80th and Libya ranks 77th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cote d'Ivoire	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	232.65 million cubic meters	100.51 million cubic meters	132.14 million cubic meters	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	295.04 million cubic meters	162.37 million cubic meters	132.66 million cubic meters	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	250.44 million cubic meters	274.37 million cubic meters	23.92 million cubic meters	Libya
2020s	242.00 million cubic meters	280.00 million cubic meters	38.00 million cubic meters	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Cote d'Ivoire or Libya?: Libya, at 280.00 million cubic meters against 242.00 million cubic meters in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?: 38.00 million cubic meters, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Libya?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Libya rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 80th and Libya ranks 77th 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.