Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Southern Europe in 2022 — 17.02%. Since 2006, the indicator has fallen by 1.73 pp.
2006–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 17.02 | +0.15 pp |
| 2021 | 16.87 | −0.06 pp |
| 2020 | 16.93 | −0.23 pp |
| 2019 | 17.16 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 17.23 | −0.06 pp |
| 2017 | 17.29 | −0.44 pp |
| 2016 | 17.73 | +0.03 pp |
| 2015 | 17.7 | −0.13 pp |
| 2014 | 17.83 | −0.08 pp |
| 2013 | 17.91 | −0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 18.62 | +0.17 pp |
| 2011 | 18.44 | +0.05 pp |
| 2010 | 18.4 | −0.26 pp |
| 2009 | 18.66 | −3.54 pp |
| 2008 | 22.2 | +4.03 pp |
| 2007 | 18.17 | −0.57 pp |
| 2006 | 18.75 | — |
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.