What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Croatia and Uruguay?

11.36 million cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?

22 years are reported by both, from 2002 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.

Croatia vs Uruguay: Industrial water withdrawal

Croatia

485.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uruguay

496.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Croatia rank

71st

Uruguay rank

70th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Croatia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 496.36 million cubic meters against 485.00 million cubic meters in Croatia, a difference of 11.36 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Uruguay ahead.

Croatia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	104.15 million cubic meters	209.89 million cubic meters	105.74 million cubic meters	Uruguay
2010s	529.46 million cubic meters	422.45 million cubic meters	107.01 million cubic meters	Croatia
2020s	486.50 million cubic meters	551.00 million cubic meters	64.50 million cubic meters	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Croatia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 496.36 million cubic meters against 485.00 million cubic meters in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Croatia and Uruguay?: 11.36 million cubic meters, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Uruguay?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Uruguay rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Croatia ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 70th 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.