Sweden vs Turkey: Industrial water withdrawal
Sweden
1.27 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Turkey
1.30 billion cubic meters
in 2023
Sweden rank
45th
Turkey rank
44th
Industrial water withdrawal over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 1.30 billion cubic meters against 1.27 billion cubic meters in Sweden, a difference of 29.72 million cubic meters.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Turkey ahead.
Sweden ranks 45th and Turkey ranks 44th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.61 billion cubic meters | 2.61 billion cubic meters | 1.00 billion cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.52 billion cubic meters | 1.93 billion cubic meters | 412.15 million cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.40 billion cubic meters | 1.54 billion cubic meters | 143.25 million cubic meters | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.27 billion cubic meters | 1.25 billion cubic meters | 17.59 million cubic meters | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Sweden or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 1.30 billion cubic meters against 1.27 billion cubic meters in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Sweden and Turkey?
- 29.72 million cubic meters, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?
- Sweden ranks 45th 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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About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.