What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Niger and Qatar?

1.53 million cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Qatar?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Niger vs Qatar: Industrial water withdrawal

Niger

38.65 million cubic meters

in 2023

Qatar

40.18 million cubic meters

in 2023

Niger rank

122nd

Qatar rank

121st

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Niger
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 40.18 million cubic meters against 38.65 million cubic meters in Niger, a difference of 1.53 million cubic meters.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Niger ahead.

Niger ranks 122nd and Qatar ranks 121st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Niger	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	23.03 million cubic meters	10.69 million cubic meters	12.34 million cubic meters	Niger
2000s	28.70 million cubic meters	11.17 million cubic meters	17.53 million cubic meters	Niger
2010s	28.42 million cubic meters	52.56 million cubic meters	24.15 million cubic meters	Qatar
2020s	38.65 million cubic meters	40.93 million cubic meters	2.28 million cubic meters	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Niger or Qatar?: Qatar, at 40.18 million cubic meters against 38.65 million cubic meters in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Niger and Qatar?: 1.53 million cubic meters, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Qatar?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Niger and Qatar rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Niger ranks 122nd and Qatar ranks 121st 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.