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

26.56 million cubic meters, with Slovakia ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Slovakia: Industrial water withdrawal

Iceland

198.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Slovakia

224.56 million cubic meters

in 2023

Iceland rank

87th

Slovakia rank

84th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Iceland
Slovakia

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 224.56 million cubic meters against 198.00 million cubic meters in Iceland, a difference of 26.56 million cubic meters.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovakia ahead.

Iceland ranks 87th and Slovakia ranks 84th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.00 million cubic meters	747.60 million cubic meters	735.60 million cubic meters	Slovakia
2000s	54.88 million cubic meters	476.08 million cubic meters	421.21 million cubic meters	Slovakia
2010s	197.45 million cubic meters	241.38 million cubic meters	43.93 million cubic meters	Slovakia
2020s	198.00 million cubic meters	229.70 million cubic meters	31.70 million cubic meters	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Iceland or Slovakia?: Slovakia, at 224.56 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 Slovakia?: 26.56 million cubic meters, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Slovakia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Slovakia rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Iceland ranks 87th and Slovakia ranks 84th 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.