What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Mauritania and Nepal?

2.30 million cubic meters, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nepal?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Mauritania vs Nepal: Industrial water withdrawal

Mauritania

31.80 million cubic meters

in 2023

Nepal

29.50 million cubic meters

in 2023

Mauritania rank

129th

Nepal rank

132nd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Mauritania
Nepal

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 31.80 million cubic meters against 29.50 million cubic meters in Nepal, a difference of 2.30 million cubic meters.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 132nd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	26.04 million cubic meters	20.17 million cubic meters	5.87 million cubic meters	Mauritania
2000s	29.85 million cubic meters	32.77 million cubic meters	2.92 million cubic meters	Nepal
2010s	31.80 million cubic meters	29.50 million cubic meters	2.30 million cubic meters	Mauritania
2020s	31.80 million cubic meters	29.50 million cubic meters	2.30 million cubic meters	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Mauritania or Nepal?: Mauritania, at 31.80 million cubic meters against 29.50 million cubic meters in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Mauritania and Nepal?: 2.30 million cubic meters, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Nepal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Nepal rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Mauritania ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 132nd 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.