What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Norway and Sri Lanka?

240.00 million cubic meters, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?

28 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Norway vs Sri Lanka: Industrial water withdrawal

Norway

1.07 billion cubic meters

in 2023

Sri Lanka

831.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Norway rank

50th

Sri Lanka rank

53rd

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Norway
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.07 billion cubic meters against 831.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka, a difference of 240.00 million cubic meters.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	846.00 million cubic meters	433.95 million cubic meters	412.05 million cubic meters	Norway
2000s	1.04 billion cubic meters	735.78 million cubic meters	302.72 million cubic meters	Norway
2010s	1.07 billion cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	240.00 million cubic meters	Norway
2020s	1.07 billion cubic meters	831.00 million cubic meters	240.00 million cubic meters	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Norway or Sri Lanka?: Norway, at 1.07 billion cubic meters against 831.00 million cubic meters in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Norway and Sri Lanka?: 240.00 million cubic meters, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Norway ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 53rd 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.