What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Kenya and Suriname?

20.14 million cubic meters, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Kenya vs Suriname: Industrial water withdrawal

Kenya

115.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Suriname

135.50 million cubic meters

in 2023

Kenya rank

99th

Suriname rank

97th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Kenya
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 135.50 million cubic meters against 115.36 million cubic meters in Kenya, a difference of 20.14 million cubic meters.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 99th and Suriname ranks 97th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	86.92 million cubic meters	20.85 million cubic meters	66.08 million cubic meters	Kenya
2000s	106.58 million cubic meters	95.08 million cubic meters	11.50 million cubic meters	Kenya
2010s	170.47 million cubic meters	135.50 million cubic meters	34.97 million cubic meters	Kenya
2020s	112.61 million cubic meters	135.50 million cubic meters	22.89 million cubic meters	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Kenya or Suriname?: Suriname, at 135.50 million cubic meters against 115.36 million cubic meters in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Kenya and Suriname?: 20.14 million cubic meters, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Suriname?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Suriname rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Kenya ranks 99th and Suriname ranks 97th 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.