India vs Russia: Industrial water withdrawal
India
17.00 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Russia
29.03 billion cubic meters
in 2023
India rank
5th
Russia rank
3rd
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- India
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 29.03 billion cubic meters against 17.00 billion cubic meters in India, a difference of 12.03 billion cubic meters.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.7 times India's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.75 billion cubic meters | 44.68 billion cubic meters | 32.93 billion cubic meters | Russia |
| 2000s | 13.15 billion cubic meters | 38.78 billion cubic meters | 25.63 billion cubic meters | Russia |
| 2010s | 17.00 billion cubic meters | 32.54 billion cubic meters | 15.54 billion cubic meters | Russia |
| 2020s | 17.00 billion cubic meters | 29.03 billion cubic meters | 12.03 billion cubic meters | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, India or Russia?
- Russia, at 29.03 billion cubic meters against 17.00 billion cubic meters in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between India and Russia?
- 12.03 billion cubic meters, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Russia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do India and Russia rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- India ranks 5th and Russia ranks 3rd 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Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.