Egypt vs Kazakhstan: Industrial water withdrawal
Egypt
5.40 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Kazakhstan
6.10 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Egypt rank
17th
Kazakhstan rank
15th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Egypt
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 6.10 billion cubic meters against 5.40 billion cubic meters in Egypt, a difference of 701.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 180 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.34 billion cubic meters | 5.51 billion cubic meters | 1.17 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 3.10 billion cubic meters | 5.18 billion cubic meters | 2.08 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.54 billion cubic meters | 6.24 billion cubic meters | 3.70 billion cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 5.40 billion cubic meters | 5.65 billion cubic meters | 250.97 million cubic meters | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Egypt or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 6.10 billion cubic meters against 5.40 billion cubic meters in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Egypt and Kazakhstan?
- 701.00 million cubic meters, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kazakhstan?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Kazakhstan rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Kazakhstan ranks 15th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.