Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in the European Union in 2022 — 13.69%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 5.41 pp.
1980–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: European Union
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.69 | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 13.59 | +0.05 pp |
| 2020 | 13.54 | −0.17 pp |
| 2019 | 13.7 | −0.19 pp |
| 2018 | 13.89 | −0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 14.04 | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 13.94 | −0.59 pp |
| 2015 | 14.53 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | 14.83 | +0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 14.68 | −1.06 pp |
| 2012 | 15.74 | −0.37 pp |
| 2011 | 16.11 | +0.33 pp |
| 2010 | 15.79 | −0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 16.58 | −1.33 pp |
| 2008 | 17.91 | +1.69 pp |
| 2007 | 16.22 | −0.81 pp |
| 2006 | 17.02 | −0.44 pp |
| 2005 | 17.46 | −0.15 pp |
| 2004 | 17.61 | −0.19 pp |
| 2003 | 17.8 | −0.15 pp |
| 2002 | 17.95 | −0.77 pp |
| 2001 | 18.72 | −0.26 pp |
| 2000 | 18.98 | −0.17 pp |
| 1999 | 19.16 | +0 pp |
| 1998 | 19.15 | −0.04 pp |
| 1997 | 19.19 | −0.35 pp |
| 1996 | 19.54 | −0.48 pp |
| 1995 | 20.02 | −0.61 pp |
| 1994 | 20.63 | −0.34 pp |
| 1993 | 20.97 | −0.25 pp |
| 1992 | 21.22 | +0.37 pp |
| 1991 | 20.85 | +2.11 pp |
| 1990 | 18.73 | −0.59 pp |
| 1989 | 19.32 | −0.24 pp |
| 1988 | 19.56 | −0.26 pp |
| 1987 | 19.82 | −0.26 pp |
| 1986 | 20.08 | −0.04 pp |
| 1985 | 20.12 | +0.21 pp |
| 1984 | 19.92 | +0.21 pp |
| 1983 | 19.71 | +0.21 pp |
| 1982 | 19.51 | +0.21 pp |
| 1981 | 19.3 | +0.21 pp |
| 1980 | 19.1 | — |
Annual freshwater withdrawal for all uses (agriculture, industry, municipal supply) as a percent of internal renewable water resources. Values above 25 percent are taken as a sign of water stress, and values above 70 percent as a sign of critical scarcity. The indicator can exceed 100 percent where a country draws on transboundary flow or on non-renewable groundwater.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by water resources: it is the entire withdrawal of the group divided by all of its resources. Values above one hundred percent are not an error — they mean withdrawal from non-renewable stocks or desalination.
Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.
How much water a country withdraws in a year for agriculture, industry and households.
Environment Renewable water resourcesHow much water a country's own annual cycle gives it — with no inflow from abroad.
Environment Water resources per capitaHow many cubic meters of a country's own water are available per resident each year.
Agriculture Irrigated landThe share of agricultural land equipped for irrigation.