Jordan vs Qatar: Industrial water withdrawal
Jordan
36.88 million cubic meters
in 2023
Qatar
40.18 million cubic meters
in 2023
Jordan rank
124th
Qatar rank
121st
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Jordan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 40.18 million cubic meters against 36.88 million cubic meters in Jordan, a difference of 3.30 million cubic meters.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 124th and Qatar ranks 121st of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.25 million cubic meters | 10.69 million cubic meters | 24.56 million cubic meters | Jordan |
| 2000s | 38.24 million cubic meters | 11.17 million cubic meters | 27.07 million cubic meters | Jordan |
| 2010s | 37.71 million cubic meters | 52.56 million cubic meters | 14.86 million cubic meters | Qatar |
| 2020s | 36.88 million cubic meters | 40.93 million cubic meters | 4.05 million cubic meters | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Jordan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 40.18 million cubic meters against 36.88 million cubic meters in Jordan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Jordan and Qatar?
- 3.30 million cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Qatar?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Jordan and Qatar rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Jordan ranks 124th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.