Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Eastern Europe

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Eastern Europe in 2022 — 2.23%. Since 1992, the indicator has fallen by 1.67 pp.

2022 2.23% −0.06 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 3.91%1992
Period minimum 2.23%2022

Trend over time

1992–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Eastern Europe, 1992–202222.533.54199219951998200120042007201020132016201920221992: 3.91%1993: 3.7%1994: 3.36%1995: 3.27%1996: 3.15%1997: 3.05%1998: 2.99%1999: 2.91%2000: 2.96%2001: 2.69%2002: 2.67%2003: 2.63%2004: 2.57%2005: 2.63%2006: 2.49%2007: 2.51%2008: 2.5%2009: 2.49%2010: 2.59%2011: 2.43%2012: 2.43%2013: 2.33%2014: 2.47%2015: 2.25%2016: 2.3%2017: 2.35%2018: 2.33%2019: 2.32%2020: 2.28%2021: 2.29%2022: 2.23%
Change over the period: −1.67 pp Annual average: -0.06 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe 2.23%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 2.23 −0.06 pp
2021 2.29 +0.01 pp
2020 2.28 −0.04 pp
2019 2.32 −0.02 pp
2018 2.33 −0.01 pp
2017 2.35 +0.04 pp
2016 2.3 +0.05 pp
2015 2.25 −0.22 pp
2014 2.47 +0.15 pp
2013 2.33 −0.1 pp
2012 2.43 −0.01 pp
2011 2.43 −0.16 pp
2010 2.59 +0.1 pp
2009 2.49 −0 pp
2008 2.5 −0.01 pp
2007 2.51 +0.02 pp
2006 2.49 −0.14 pp
2005 2.63 +0.06 pp
2004 2.57 −0.06 pp
2003 2.63 −0.04 pp
2002 2.67 −0.01 pp
2001 2.69 −0.27 pp
2000 2.96 +0.04 pp
1999 2.91 −0.07 pp
1998 2.99 −0.06 pp
1997 3.05 −0.11 pp
1996 3.15 −0.11 pp
1995 3.27 −0.1 pp
1994 3.36 −0.33 pp
1993 3.7 −0.21 pp
1992 3.91

About the indicator

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.