What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Nigeria and Portugal?

135.34 million cubic meters, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Nigeria vs Portugal: Industrial water withdrawal

Nigeria

1.97 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Portugal

1.83 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Nigeria rank

35th

Portugal rank

36th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Nigeria
Portugal

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.97 billion cubic meters against 1.83 billion cubic meters in Portugal, a difference of 135.34 million cubic meters.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.

Nigeria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.17 billion cubic meters	2.21 billion cubic meters	1.05 billion cubic meters	Portugal
2000s	1.84 billion cubic meters	1.61 billion cubic meters	230.88 million cubic meters	Nigeria
2010s	1.97 billion cubic meters	1.78 billion cubic meters	184.34 million cubic meters	Nigeria
2020s	1.97 billion cubic meters	1.83 billion cubic meters	135.34 million cubic meters	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Nigeria or Portugal?: Nigeria, at 1.97 billion cubic meters against 1.83 billion cubic meters in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Nigeria and Portugal?: 135.34 million cubic meters, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Portugal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Portugal rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Nigeria ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th 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.