What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Libya and Zambia?

0 cubic meters, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Libya vs Zambia: Industrial water withdrawal

Libya

280.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Zambia

280.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Libya rank

77th

Zambia rank

77th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Libya
Zambia

How they compare

Libya currently reports 280.00 million cubic meters against 280.00 million cubic meters in Zambia, a difference of 0 cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Zambia ahead.

Libya ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 77th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	107.20 million cubic meters	119.69 million cubic meters	12.49 million cubic meters	Zambia
2000s	162.37 million cubic meters	162.14 million cubic meters	231,000 cubic meters	Libya
2010s	274.37 million cubic meters	233.57 million cubic meters	40.80 million cubic meters	Libya
2020s	280.00 million cubic meters	278.21 million cubic meters	1.79 million cubic meters	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Libya or Zambia?: Libya, at 280.00 million cubic meters against 280.00 million cubic meters in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Libya and Zambia?: 0 cubic meters, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Libya and Zambia rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Libya ranks 77th and Zambia ranks 77th 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.