What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Denmark and Malawi?

6.15 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malawi?

39 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Denmark vs Malawi: Industrial water withdrawal

Denmark

41.55 million cubic meters

in 2023

Malawi

47.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Denmark rank

120th

Malawi rank

117th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Denmark
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 47.70 million cubic meters against 41.55 million cubic meters in Denmark, a difference of 6.15 million cubic meters.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 117th of 180 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1980s	312.45 million cubic meters	28.12 million cubic meters	284.33 million cubic meters	Denmark
1990s	163.84 million cubic meters	33.42 million cubic meters	130.41 million cubic meters	Denmark
2000s	54.29 million cubic meters	45.36 million cubic meters	8.93 million cubic meters	Denmark
2010s	66.18 million cubic meters	47.70 million cubic meters	18.48 million cubic meters	Denmark
2020s	49.07 million cubic meters	47.70 million cubic meters	1.37 million cubic meters	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Denmark or Malawi?: Malawi, at 47.70 million cubic meters against 41.55 million cubic meters in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Denmark and Malawi?: 6.15 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Malawi?: 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Malawi rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Denmark ranks 120th and Malawi ranks 117th 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.