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

3.81 million cubic meters, with Jamaica ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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 Qatar: Industrial water withdrawal

Jamaica

43.99 million cubic meters

in 2023

Qatar

40.18 million cubic meters

in 2023

Jamaica rank

119th

Qatar rank

121st

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Jamaica
Qatar

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 43.99 million cubic meters against 40.18 million cubic meters in Qatar, a difference of 3.81 million cubic meters.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 119th and Qatar ranks 121st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	68.21 million cubic meters	10.69 million cubic meters	57.52 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2000s	172.85 million cubic meters	11.17 million cubic meters	161.68 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2010s	709.86 million cubic meters	52.56 million cubic meters	657.29 million cubic meters	Jamaica
2020s	41.46 million cubic meters	40.93 million cubic meters	529,600 cubic meters	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Jamaica or Qatar?: Jamaica, at 43.99 million cubic meters against 40.18 million cubic meters in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Jamaica and Qatar?: 3.81 million cubic meters, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Jamaica ranks 119th and Qatar ranks 121st 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.