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

14.00 million cubic meters, with Morocco ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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 Morocco: Industrial water withdrawal

Iceland

198.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Morocco

212.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Iceland rank

87th

Morocco rank

85th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Iceland
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 212.00 million cubic meters against 198.00 million cubic meters in Iceland, a difference of 14.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Morocco has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 87th and Morocco ranks 85th of 180 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Morocco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.75 million cubic meters	338.62 million cubic meters	326.88 million cubic meters	Morocco
2000s	54.88 million cubic meters	511.20 million cubic meters	456.32 million cubic meters	Morocco
2010s	197.45 million cubic meters	212.00 million cubic meters	14.55 million cubic meters	Morocco
2020s	198.00 million cubic meters	212.00 million cubic meters	14.00 million cubic meters	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Iceland or Morocco?: Morocco, at 212.00 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 Morocco?: 14.00 million cubic meters, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Morocco?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Morocco rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Iceland ranks 87th and Morocco ranks 85th 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.