What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Iran and New Zealand?

84.00 million cubic meters, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and New Zealand?

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.

Iran vs New Zealand: Industrial water withdrawal

Iran

1.10 billion cubic meters

in 2023

New Zealand

1.18 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iran rank

49th

New Zealand rank

47th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Iran
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 1.18 billion cubic meters against 1.10 billion cubic meters in Iran, a difference of 84.00 million cubic meters.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 47th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.10 billion cubic meters	287.43 million cubic meters	816.29 million cubic meters	Iran
2000s	1.07 billion cubic meters	717.10 million cubic meters	357.90 million cubic meters	Iran
2010s	1.10 billion cubic meters	1.18 billion cubic meters	84.00 million cubic meters	New Zealand
2020s	1.10 billion cubic meters	1.18 billion cubic meters	84.00 million cubic meters	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Iran or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 1.18 billion cubic meters against 1.10 billion cubic meters in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Iran and New Zealand?: 84.00 million cubic meters, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and New Zealand?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Iran and New Zealand rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Iran ranks 49th and New Zealand ranks 47th 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.