Industrial water withdrawal in Morocco
Morocco: Industrial water withdrawal was 212.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial water withdrawal in Morocco, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 212.00 million cubic meters for industrial water withdrawal in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water withdrawal in Morocco peaked at 766.00 million cubic meters in 2002 and was at its lowest, 212.00 million cubic meters, in 2010.
That places Morocco 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Industrial water withdrawal in Morocco, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 322.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1993 | 326.75 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 331.50 million cubic meters | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 336.25 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 341.00 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 345.75 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 350.50 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 355.25 million cubic meters | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 360.00 million cubic meters | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 563.00 million cubic meters | +56.4% |
| 2002 | 766.00 million cubic meters | +36.1% |
| 2003 | 696.75 million cubic meters | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 627.50 million cubic meters | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 558.25 million cubic meters | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 489.00 million cubic meters | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 419.75 million cubic meters | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 350.50 million cubic meters | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 281.25 million cubic meters | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 212.00 million cubic meters | -24.6% |
| 2011 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 212.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 212.00 million cubic meters is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.80 million cubic meters, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 212.00 million cubic meters is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 169.50 million cubic meters, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial water withdrawal in Morocco changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +56.4% | 360.00 million cubic meters | 563.00 million cubic meters |
| 2002 | +36.1% | 563.00 million cubic meters | 766.00 million cubic meters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 338.62 million cubic meters | 322.00 million cubic meters | 355.25 million cubic meters | 8 |
| 2000s | 511.20 million cubic meters | 281.25 million cubic meters | 766.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.00 million cubic meters | 212.00 million cubic meters | 212.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.00 million cubic meters | 212.00 million cubic meters | 212.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.15 % 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) -4.4 % 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 Morocco?
- Industrial water withdrawal in Morocco was 212.00 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 766.00 million cubic meters in 2002.
- What is the lowest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 212.00 million cubic meters in 2010.
- How does Morocco rank for industrial water withdrawal?
- Morocco ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial water withdrawal rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.