What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Laos and Madagascar?

30.00 million cubic meters, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 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.

Laos vs Madagascar: Industrial water withdrawal

Laos

170.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Madagascar

200.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Laos rank

89th

Madagascar rank

86th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Laos
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 200.00 million cubic meters against 170.00 million cubic meters in Laos, a difference of 30.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 89th and Madagascar ranks 86th of 180 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Laos	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	103.44 million cubic meters	32.70 million cubic meters	70.74 million cubic meters	Laos
1990s	132.28 million cubic meters	85.84 million cubic meters	46.44 million cubic meters	Laos
2000s	167.34 million cubic meters	150.26 million cubic meters	17.07 million cubic meters	Laos
2010s	170.00 million cubic meters	139.99 million cubic meters	30.01 million cubic meters	Laos
2020s	170.00 million cubic meters	144.58 million cubic meters	25.42 million cubic meters	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Laos or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 200.00 million cubic meters against 170.00 million cubic meters in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Laos and Madagascar?: 30.00 million cubic meters, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Laos ranks 89th and Madagascar ranks 86th 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.