Puerto Rico vs Thailand: Industrial water withdrawal
Puerto Rico
2.37 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Thailand
2.78 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
31st
Thailand rank
30th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Puerto Rico
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 2.78 billion cubic meters against 2.37 billion cubic meters in Puerto Rico, a difference of 412.00 million cubic meters.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 30th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.26 billion cubic meters | 1.79 billion cubic meters | 1.47 billion cubic meters | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 3.13 billion cubic meters | 2.56 billion cubic meters | 578.17 million cubic meters | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 2.60 billion cubic meters | 2.78 billion cubic meters | 176.50 million cubic meters | Thailand |
| 2020s | 2.37 billion cubic meters | 2.78 billion cubic meters | 412.00 million cubic meters | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Puerto Rico or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 2.78 billion cubic meters against 2.37 billion cubic meters in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Puerto Rico and Thailand?
- 412.00 million cubic meters, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Thailand?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Puerto Rico and Thailand rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Puerto Rico ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 30th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.