What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Moldova and Uruguay?

86.64 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Uruguay?

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.

Moldova vs Uruguay: Industrial water withdrawal

Moldova

583.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Uruguay

496.36 million cubic meters

in 2023

Moldova rank

67th

Uruguay rank

70th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Moldova
Uruguay

How they compare

Moldova currently reports 583.00 million cubic meters against 496.36 million cubic meters in Uruguay, a difference of 86.64 million cubic meters.

That makes Moldova's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Moldova ahead.

Moldova ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 70th of 180 countries.

Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Moldova	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	950.59 million cubic meters	72.22 million cubic meters	878.37 million cubic meters	Moldova
2000s	889.28 million cubic meters	186.28 million cubic meters	703.00 million cubic meters	Moldova
2010s	655.63 million cubic meters	422.45 million cubic meters	233.18 million cubic meters	Moldova
2020s	583.00 million cubic meters	551.00 million cubic meters	32.00 million cubic meters	Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Moldova or Uruguay?: Moldova, at 583.00 million cubic meters against 496.36 million cubic meters in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Moldova and Uruguay?: 86.64 million cubic meters, with Moldova ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Moldova and Uruguay rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Moldova ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 70th 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.