Industrial water withdrawal in Guinea
Guinea: Industrial water withdrawal was 60.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial water withdrawal in Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 60.00 million cubic meters for industrial water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water withdrawal in Guinea peaked at 60.00 million cubic meters in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.00 million cubic meters, in 1987.
Guinea ranks 111th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Industrial water withdrawal in Guinea, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 22.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 24.32 million cubic meters | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 26.63 million cubic meters | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 28.95 million cubic meters | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 31.26 million cubic meters | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 33.58 million cubic meters | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 35.89 million cubic meters | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 38.21 million cubic meters | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 40.52 million cubic meters | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 42.84 million cubic meters | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 45.15 million cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 47.47 million cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 49.78 million cubic meters | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 52.10 million cubic meters | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 52.92 million cubic meters | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 53.74 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 54.56 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 55.38 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 56.20 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.49 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.78 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 57.08 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 57.37 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 57.66 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 57.95 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 58.25 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.54 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 58.83 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.12 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 59.42 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 59.71 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 60.00 million cubic meters is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.80 million cubic meters, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 60.00 million cubic meters is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.50 million cubic meters, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.32 million cubic meters | 22.00 million cubic meters | 26.63 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 39.37 million cubic meters | 28.95 million cubic meters | 49.78 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.26 million cubic meters | 52.10 million cubic meters | 57.37 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.95 million cubic meters | 57.66 million cubic meters | 60.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.00 million cubic meters | 60.00 million cubic meters | 60.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water withdrawal in Guinea?
- Industrial water withdrawal in Guinea was 60.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.00 million cubic meters in 2018.
- What is the lowest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.00 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Guinea rank for industrial water withdrawal?
- Guinea ranks 111th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial water withdrawal rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.