Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources in Western Europe in 2022 — 15.86%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.41 pp.
1980–2022 · % of internal resources
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Europe
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15.86 | +0.07 pp |
| 2021 | 15.8 | −0.13 pp |
| 2020 | 15.93 | −0.37 pp |
| 2019 | 16.3 | −0.36 pp |
| 2018 | 16.66 | −0.22 pp |
| 2017 | 16.88 | +0.91 pp |
| 2016 | 15.97 | −1.71 pp |
| 2015 | 17.68 | −0.55 pp |
| 2014 | 18.23 | +1.09 pp |
| 2013 | 17.14 | −2.37 pp |
| 2012 | 19.51 | −0.99 pp |
| 2011 | 20.5 | +0.77 pp |
| 2010 | 19.72 | −1.68 pp |
| 2009 | 21.41 | +0.27 pp |
| 2008 | 21.14 | +0.91 pp |
| 2007 | 20.22 | −2.15 pp |
| 2006 | 22.37 | −0.54 pp |
| 2005 | 22.91 | −0.09 pp |
| 2004 | 22.99 | −0.13 pp |
| 2003 | 23.12 | −0.16 pp |
| 2002 | 23.28 | −0.05 pp |
| 2001 | 23.33 | −0.07 pp |
| 2000 | 23.4 | +0.16 pp |
| 1999 | 23.24 | +0.18 pp |
| 1998 | 23.05 | −0.08 pp |
| 1997 | 23.14 | −0.44 pp |
| 1996 | 23.58 | −0.79 pp |
| 1995 | 24.36 | −0.61 pp |
| 1994 | 24.97 | −0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 25.57 | −0.62 pp |
| 1992 | 26.19 | +0.95 pp |
| 1991 | 25.25 | +6.23 pp |
| 1990 | 19.01 | +0.09 pp |
| 1989 | 18.92 | +0.09 pp |
| 1988 | 18.83 | +0.09 pp |
| 1987 | 18.74 | +0.09 pp |
| 1986 | 18.65 | +0.09 pp |
| 1985 | 18.56 | +0.26 pp |
| 1984 | 18.31 | +0.26 pp |
| 1983 | 18.05 | +0.26 pp |
| 1982 | 17.79 | +0.26 pp |
| 1981 | 17.53 | +0.26 pp |
| 1980 | 17.27 | — |
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.