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

52.64 million cubic meters, with Ecuador ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Ecuador vs Uruguay: Industrial water withdrawal

Ecuador

549.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uruguay

496.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Ecuador rank

68th

Uruguay rank

70th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Ecuador
Uruguay

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 549.00 million cubic meters against 496.36 million cubic meters in Uruguay, a difference of 52.64 million cubic meters.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 68th and Uruguay ranks 70th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	499.86 million cubic meters	186.28 million cubic meters	313.58 million cubic meters	Ecuador
2010s	549.00 million cubic meters	422.45 million cubic meters	126.55 million cubic meters	Ecuador
2020s	549.00 million cubic meters	551.00 million cubic meters	2.00 million cubic meters	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Ecuador or Uruguay?: Ecuador, at 549.00 million cubic meters against 496.36 million cubic meters in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Ecuador and Uruguay?: 52.64 million cubic meters, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Uruguay?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Uruguay rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Ecuador ranks 68th 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.