What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between India and Philippines?

3.37 billion cubic meters, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

India vs Philippines: Industrial water withdrawal

India

17.00 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Philippines

13.63 billion cubic meters

in 2023

India rank

5th

Philippines rank

7th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

India
Philippines

How they compare

India currently reports 17.00 billion cubic meters against 13.63 billion cubic meters in Philippines, a difference of 3.37 billion cubic meters.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Philippines's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 7th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.50 billion cubic meters	2.54 billion cubic meters	8.96 billion cubic meters	India
2000s	13.15 billion cubic meters	6.01 billion cubic meters	7.14 billion cubic meters	India
2010s	17.00 billion cubic meters	10.68 billion cubic meters	6.32 billion cubic meters	India
2020s	17.00 billion cubic meters	12.46 billion cubic meters	4.54 billion cubic meters	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, India or Philippines?: India, at 17.00 billion cubic meters against 13.63 billion cubic meters in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between India and Philippines?: 3.37 billion cubic meters, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do India and Philippines rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: India ranks 5th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.