Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in European Union
European Union: Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in European Union, 2014–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in billion cubic meters per person.
Analysis
In 2022, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in European Union stood at 0 billion cubic meters per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in European Union peaked at 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 billion cubic meters per person, in 2020.
European Union ranks 32nd of 46 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) … capita in European Union, year by year
| Year | billion cubic meters per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | — |
| 2015 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0 billion cubic meters per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 0 billion cubic meters per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 29 Philippines 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 30 Indonesia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 31 Libya 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 32 Peru 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 33 Serbia 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 34 Iceland 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
- 35 Turkey 0 billion cubic meters per person compare
More climate change data for European Union
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.1997 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 339.13 million (2025)
- Urban population 75.2% (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7517 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, total, per square kilometre 112.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 84.3 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 17.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in European Union?
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per in European Union was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 billion cubic meters per person in 2020.
- How does European Union rank for annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per?
- European Union ranks 32nd out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
- Is annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (billion cubic meters) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.