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

3.83 billion cubic meters, with Philippines ahead.

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

29 years are reported by both, from 1995 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.

Japan vs Philippines: Industrial water withdrawal

Japan

9.80 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Philippines

13.63 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Japan rank

10th

Philippines rank

7th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Japan
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 13.63 billion cubic meters against 9.80 billion cubic meters in Japan, a difference of 3.83 billion cubic meters.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 7th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.73 billion cubic meters	2.54 billion cubic meters	12.19 billion cubic meters	Japan
2000s	12.90 billion cubic meters	6.01 billion cubic meters	6.88 billion cubic meters	Japan
2010s	11.15 billion cubic meters	10.68 billion cubic meters	472.87 million cubic meters	Japan
2020s	10.65 billion cubic meters	12.46 billion cubic meters	1.81 billion cubic meters	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Japan or Philippines?: Philippines, at 13.63 billion cubic meters against 9.80 billion cubic meters in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Japan and Philippines?: 3.83 billion cubic meters, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Japan ranks 10th and Philippines ranks 7th 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.