What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Indonesia and Italy?

1.44 billion cubic meters, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Indonesia vs Italy: Industrial water withdrawal

Indonesia

9.13 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Italy

7.70 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Indonesia rank

11th

Italy rank

13th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Indonesia
Italy

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 9.13 billion cubic meters against 7.70 billion cubic meters in Italy, a difference of 1.44 billion cubic meters.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Indonesia ranks 11th and Italy ranks 13th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.54 billion cubic meters	14.21 billion cubic meters	10.67 billion cubic meters	Italy
2000s	18.06 billion cubic meters	13.32 billion cubic meters	4.75 billion cubic meters	Indonesia
2010s	12.10 billion cubic meters	8.10 billion cubic meters	4.00 billion cubic meters	Indonesia
2020s	9.13 billion cubic meters	7.70 billion cubic meters	1.44 billion cubic meters	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Indonesia or Italy?: Indonesia, at 9.13 billion cubic meters against 7.70 billion cubic meters in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Indonesia and Italy?: 1.44 billion cubic meters, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Italy rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Indonesia ranks 11th and Italy ranks 13th 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.