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

29.00 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 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 Norway: Industrial water withdrawal

Iran

1.10 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Norway

1.07 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Iran rank

49th

Norway rank

50th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Iran
Norway

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.10 billion cubic meters against 1.07 billion cubic meters in Norway, a difference of 29.00 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 49th and Norway ranks 50th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.00 billion cubic meters	846.00 million cubic meters	154.00 million cubic meters	Iran
2000s	1.07 billion cubic meters	1.04 billion cubic meters	36.50 million cubic meters	Iran
2010s	1.10 billion cubic meters	1.07 billion cubic meters	29.00 million cubic meters	Iran
2020s	1.10 billion cubic meters	1.07 billion cubic meters	29.00 million cubic meters	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Iran or Norway?: Iran, at 1.10 billion cubic meters against 1.07 billion cubic meters in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Iran and Norway?: 29.00 million cubic meters, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Norway?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Iran and Norway rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Iran ranks 49th and Norway ranks 50th 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.