What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between North Korea and United Kingdom?

135.00 million cubic meters, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

North Korea vs United Kingdom: Industrial water withdrawal

North Korea

1.15 billion cubic meters

in 2023

United Kingdom

1.01 billion cubic meters

in 2023

North Korea rank

48th

United Kingdom rank

51st

Industrial water withdrawal over time

North Korea
United Kingdom

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 1.15 billion cubic meters against 1.01 billion cubic meters in United Kingdom, a difference of 135.00 million cubic meters.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United Kingdom ahead.

North Korea ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 51st of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.13 billion cubic meters	3.41 billion cubic meters	2.29 billion cubic meters	United Kingdom
2010s	1.15 billion cubic meters	949.69 million cubic meters	195.31 million cubic meters	North Korea
2020s	1.15 billion cubic meters	1.01 billion cubic meters	135.00 million cubic meters	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, North Korea or United Kingdom?: North Korea, at 1.15 billion cubic meters against 1.01 billion cubic meters in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between North Korea and United Kingdom?: 135.00 million cubic meters, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and United Kingdom?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do North Korea and United Kingdom rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: North Korea ranks 48th and United Kingdom ranks 51st 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.