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

2.10 billion cubic meters, with Japan ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 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.

Italy vs Japan: Industrial water withdrawal

Italy

7.70 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Japan

9.80 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Italy rank

13th

Japan rank

10th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 9.80 billion cubic meters against 7.70 billion cubic meters in Italy, a difference of 2.10 billion cubic meters.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	13.97 billion cubic meters	16.24 billion cubic meters	2.27 billion cubic meters	Japan
1990s	14.21 billion cubic meters	15.10 billion cubic meters	896.00 million cubic meters	Japan
2000s	13.32 billion cubic meters	12.90 billion cubic meters	420.04 million cubic meters	Italy
2010s	8.10 billion cubic meters	11.15 billion cubic meters	3.06 billion cubic meters	Japan
2020s	7.70 billion cubic meters	10.65 billion cubic meters	2.95 billion cubic meters	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 9.80 billion cubic meters against 7.70 billion cubic meters in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Italy and Japan?: 2.10 billion cubic meters, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Italy ranks 13th and Japan ranks 10th 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.