What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between New Zealand and Turkey?

112.72 million cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?

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.

New Zealand vs Turkey: Industrial water withdrawal

New Zealand

1.18 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Turkey

1.30 billion cubic meters

in 2023

New Zealand rank

47th

Turkey rank

44th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

New Zealand
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1.30 billion cubic meters against 1.18 billion cubic meters in New Zealand, a difference of 112.72 million cubic meters.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

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

New Zealand ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 44th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	283.00 million cubic meters	2.61 billion cubic meters	2.33 billion cubic meters	Turkey
2000s	717.10 million cubic meters	1.93 billion cubic meters	1.21 billion cubic meters	Turkey
2010s	1.18 billion cubic meters	1.54 billion cubic meters	356.75 million cubic meters	Turkey
2020s	1.18 billion cubic meters	1.25 billion cubic meters	65.41 million cubic meters	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, New Zealand or Turkey?: Turkey, at 1.30 billion cubic meters against 1.18 billion cubic meters in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between New Zealand and Turkey?: 112.72 million cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: New Zealand ranks 47th and Turkey ranks 44th 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.