What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Jamaica and Malawi?

3.71 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?

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.

Jamaica vs Malawi: Industrial water withdrawal

Jamaica

43.99 million cubic meters

in 2023

Malawi

47.70 million cubic meters

in 2023

Jamaica rank

119th

Malawi rank

117th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Jamaica
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 47.70 million cubic meters against 43.99 million cubic meters in Jamaica, a difference of 3.71 million cubic meters.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

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

Jamaica ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 117th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	67.75 million cubic meters	34.74 million cubic meters	33.01 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2000s	172.85 million cubic meters	45.36 million cubic meters	127.49 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2010s	709.86 million cubic meters	47.70 million cubic meters	662.16 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2020s	41.46 million cubic meters	47.70 million cubic meters	6.24 million cubic meters	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Jamaica or Malawi?: Malawi, at 47.70 million cubic meters against 43.99 million cubic meters in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Jamaica and Malawi?: 3.71 million cubic meters, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malawi?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Malawi rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Jamaica ranks 119th and Malawi ranks 117th 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.