Industrial water withdrawal by country
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
209.70 billion cubic meters
United States
Lowest
2,000 cubic meters
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Median
189.50 million cubic meters
Years covered
59
1965–2023
Data points
6,170
What the numbers show
Industrial water withdrawal is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 209.70 billion cubic meters in United States; the lowest is 2,000 cubic meters in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The median across all reporting countries is 189.50 million cubic meters, and the mean is 3.46 billion cubic meters.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 372.2%), and the largest decrease in Nicaragua (down 98.5%).
Industrial water withdrawal: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 209.70 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 2 | China | 103.04 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 29.03 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 27.36 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 5 | India | 17.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | France | 15.29 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 7 | Philippines | 13.63 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 12.34 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 11.30 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 9.80 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 11 | Indonesia | 9.13 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 7.95 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 7.70 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 6.44 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 6.10 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | 5.50 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 17 | Egypt | 5.40 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 350.0% | flat |
| 18 | Netherlands | 5.05 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 19 | South Africa | 4.73 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 191.3% | volatile |
| 20 | South Korea | 4.45 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Belgium | 4.14 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 22 | Serbia | 4.03 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 4.00 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 3.92 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 3.67 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 26 | Iraq | 3.65 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 3.35 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 28 | Australia | 3.12 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 29 | Vietnam | 3.01 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 30 | Thailand | 2.78 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 2.37 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 32 | Austria | 2.21 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 33 | Ukraine | 2.20 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 34 | Montenegro | 2.08 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 1.97 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Portugal | 1.83 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 1.82 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 1.66 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 1.64 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 40 | Tajikistan | 1.61 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 330.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Pakistan | 1.40 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 1.40 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Finland | 1.30 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 44 | Turkey | 1.30 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 45 | Sweden | 1.27 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 1.20 billion cubic meters | 2023 | down 39.4% | rising |
| 47 | New Zealand | 1.18 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | North Korea | 1.15 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 49 | Iran | 1.10 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Norway | 1.07 billion cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 1.01 billion cubic meters | 2023 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Lebanon | 900.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 831.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 54 | Turkmenistan | 806.76 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 55 | Venezuela | 793.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 770.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Slovenia | 760.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 23.1% | flat |
| 58 | Cuba | 740.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 723.57 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 60 | Czechia | 683.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 659.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ireland | 653.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 116.3% | falling |
| 63 | Switzerland | 642.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Syria | 615.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 603.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 598.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Moldova | 583.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 68 | Ecuador | 549.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 69 | Myanmar | 498.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Uruguay | 496.36 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 485.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 448.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 73 | Colombia | 392.23 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Georgia | 354.46 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 75 | Kyrgyzstan | 336.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Greece | 281.89 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 77 | Libya | 280.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 280.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 245.34 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 242.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 81 | Angola | 239.60 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 238.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 76.3% | volatile |
| 83 | South Sudan | 225.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Slovakia | 224.56 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Morocco | 212.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Madagascar | 200.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 87 | Iceland | 198.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 181.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 89 | Laos | 170.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 169.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 167.60 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Mongolia | 166.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 93 | Singapore | 162.62 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Paraguay | 154.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 150.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 146.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Suriname | 135.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 128.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Kenya | 115.36 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 114.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Israel | 104.83 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 102 | Cameroon | 104.60 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Chad | 103.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | El Salvador | 98.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 105 | Ghana | 95.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Lithuania | 87.96 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 81.35 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 80.25 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 109 | Sudan | 75.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Yemen | 65.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 111 | Guinea | 60.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 55.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Liberia | 53.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 51.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Haiti | 51.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Uganda | 50.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 117 | Malawi | 47.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Jamaica | 43.99 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | 41.55 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | 40.18 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Niger | 38.65 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 37.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Jordan | 36.88 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 125 | Latvia | 35.08 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 35.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Cambodia | 33.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Bolivia | 32.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Mauritania | 31.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Botswana | 31.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 131 | Benin | 30.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Nepal | 29.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Mozambique | 25.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 133 | Tanzania | 25.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Congo | 24.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Kuwait | 23.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Burkina Faso | 21.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Belize | 21.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Gambia | 21.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 20.70 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 141 | Guyana | 20.40 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 142 | Lesotho | 20.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 18.61 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 144 | Cyprus | 17.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 372.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Burundi | 15.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 146 | Bahrain | 14.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 146 | Gabon | 14.10 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Central African Republic | 12.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Palestine | 12.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 52.7% | rising |
| 150 | Guinea-Bissau | 11.90 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Albania | 11.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 92.7% | falling |
| 152 | Mauritius | 10.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Rwanda | 10.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 31.0% | flat |
| 154 | Fiji | 9.60 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Togo | 6.30 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 156 | Barbados | 6.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Panama | 6.20 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 158 | Cape Verde | 5.61 million cubic meters | 2023 | up 153.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Mali | 4.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 160 | Seychelles | 3.80 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 3.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Equatorial Guinea | 3.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.50 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 2.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | East Timor | 2.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 1.83 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Senegal | 1.42 million cubic meters | 2023 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 1.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Malta | 1.00 million cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Nicaragua | 620,000 cubic meters | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 600,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Comoros | 500,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Maldives | 300,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,000 cubic meters | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
About this data
Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.