Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — all countries

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Northern Europe

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Northern Europe in 2022 — 1.97%. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 0.66 pp.

2022 1.97% +0.02 pp vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 2.88%2006
Period minimum 1.89%2014

Trend over time

1995–2022 · % of internal resources

Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Northern Europe, 1995–20221.7522.252.52.75319951998200120042007201020132016201920221995: 2.63%1996: 2.6%1997: 2.56%1998: 2.52%1999: 2.49%2000: 2.52%2001: 2.57%2002: 2.61%2003: 2.67%2004: 2.75%2005: 2.8%2006: 2.88%2007: 2.43%2008: 2.33%2009: 2.23%2010: 2.2%2011: 2.09%2012: 2.02%2013: 1.98%2014: 1.89%2015: 1.9%2016: 1.9%2017: 1.92%2018: 1.97%2019: 1.94%2020: 1.93%2021: 1.95%2022: 1.97%
Change over the period: −0.66 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2022

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

Northern Europe 1.97%
World 9.01%
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 1.97 +0.02 pp
2021 1.95 +0.01 pp
2020 1.93 −0 pp
2019 1.94 −0.03 pp
2018 1.97 +0.06 pp
2017 1.92 +0.01 pp
2016 1.9 −0 pp
2015 1.9 +0.01 pp
2014 1.89 −0.09 pp
2013 1.98 −0.04 pp
2012 2.02 −0.06 pp
2011 2.09 −0.12 pp
2010 2.2 −0.03 pp
2009 2.23 −0.1 pp
2008 2.33 −0.1 pp
2007 2.43 −0.45 pp
2006 2.88 +0.08 pp
2005 2.8 +0.05 pp
2004 2.75 +0.08 pp
2003 2.67 +0.06 pp
2002 2.61 +0.04 pp
2001 2.57 +0.04 pp
2000 2.52 +0.03 pp
1999 2.49 −0.04 pp
1998 2.52 −0.04 pp
1997 2.56 −0.04 pp
1996 2.6 −0.03 pp
1995 2.63

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.