Afghanistan vs Iran: Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater) over time
- Afghanistan
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1.2% against 0.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.4 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Iran has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 160th and Iran ranks 157th of 179 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.0% | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.3% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual freshwater withdrawals, industry, Afghanistan or Iran?
- Iran, at 1.2% against 0.8% in Afghanistan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual freshwater withdrawals, industry between Afghanistan and Iran?
- 0.4%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iran?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Iran rank globally for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Afghanistan ranks 160th and Iran ranks 157th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.