Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry was 21.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2014–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 21.8% for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in 2022.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 24.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 24.8% | — |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.1% | 21.0% | 24.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.3% | 22.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 8 Hungary 75.7% compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 73.1% compare
- 10 Puerto Rico 72.2% compare
- 11 Bulgaria 71.3% compare
- 12 Iceland 71.1% compare
- 13 Netherlands 70.2% compare
- 14 France 68.1% compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 21.8% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, industry recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, industry?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, industry rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry (% of total freshwater withdrawal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual freshwater withdrawals refer to total water withdrawals, not counting evaporation losses from storage basins. Withdrawals also include water from desalination plants in countries where they are a significant source. Withdrawals can exceed 100 percent of total renewable resources where extraction from nonrenewable aquifers or desalination plants is considerable or where there is significant water reuse. Withdrawals for industry are total withdrawals for direct industrial use (including withdrawals for cooling thermoelectric plants). Data are for the most recent year available for 1987-2002.