Water use by supply category and economical sector by country
Countries reporting
23
Highest
50.81
Kosovo*
Lowest
0.05
Lithuania
Median
2.87
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
520
What the numbers show
Water use by supply category and economical sector is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 50.81 in Kosovo*; the lowest is 0.05 in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.87, and the mean is 11.68.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,016.
Over the past decade 7 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Germany (up 180.5%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 100.0%).
Water use by supply category and economical sector: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kosovo* | 50.81 | 2024 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 45.9 | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 3 | Denmark | 42.58 | 2024 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 4 | Cyprus | 37 | 1999 | — | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 23.19 | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 6 | Spain | 16.8 | 2020 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 12.54 | 2022 | up 180.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Belgium | 9.25 | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 9 | Czechia | 7.4 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Albania | 7.2 | 2024 | down 23.4% | falling |
| 11 | Montenegro | 3.54 | 2024 | — | flat |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 2.87 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovenia | 2.33 | 2024 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 14 | Croatia | 2 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 15 | Romania | 1.69 | 2024 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 16 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.93 | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 17 | Poland | 0.74 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 0.7 | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.53 | 2024 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Malta | 0.27 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.14 | 2024 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Estonia | 0.1 | 2024 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 23 | Lithuania | 0.05 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 26.85