What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Iceland and Madagascar?

2.00 million cubic meters, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Madagascar?

40 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Iceland vs Madagascar: Industrial water withdrawal

Iceland

198.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Madagascar

200.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Iceland rank

87th

Madagascar rank

86th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Iceland
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 200.00 million cubic meters against 198.00 million cubic meters in Iceland, a difference of 2.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 87th and Madagascar ranks 86th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	11.64 million cubic meters	20.44 million cubic meters	8.80 million cubic meters	Madagascar
1990s	12.14 million cubic meters	85.84 million cubic meters	73.70 million cubic meters	Madagascar
2000s	54.88 million cubic meters	150.26 million cubic meters	95.39 million cubic meters	Madagascar
2010s	197.45 million cubic meters	139.99 million cubic meters	57.46 million cubic meters	Iceland
2020s	198.00 million cubic meters	144.58 million cubic meters	53.42 million cubic meters	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Iceland or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 200.00 million cubic meters against 198.00 million cubic meters in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Iceland and Madagascar?: 2.00 million cubic meters, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Madagascar?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Madagascar rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Iceland ranks 87th and Madagascar ranks 86th 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.