Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
65,260 Million cubic metres
Türkiye
Lowest
41.42 Million cubic metres
Malta
Median
2,484 Million cubic metres
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
887

What the numbers show

Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 65,260 Million cubic metres in Türkiye; the lowest is 41.42 Million cubic metres in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 2,484 Million cubic metres, and the mean is 6,770 Million cubic metres.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,576.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 158.9%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 62.3%).

Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 65,260 Million cubic metres 2024 up 25.6% rising
2 Spain 29,446 Million cubic metres 2020 down 16.6% falling
3 France 23,391 Million cubic metres 2023 down 15.9% falling
4 Germany 18,165 Million cubic metres 2022 down 34.9% falling
5 Portugal 11,090 Million cubic metres 1998 up 52.2% rising
6 Greece 8,769 Million cubic metres 2024 down 12.4% rising
7 Poland 8,760 Million cubic metres 2024 down 22.5% falling
8 Romania 8,264 Million cubic metres 2024 up 31.8% falling
9 Netherlands 7,368 Million cubic metres 2023 down 30.9% falling
10 United Kingdom 7,284 Million cubic metres 2014 down 29.4% falling
11 Finland 6,562 Million cubic metres 2006 up 158.9% rising
12 Ukraine 5,658 Million cubic metres 2023 down 56.1% falling
13 Serbia 5,166 Million cubic metres 2024 up 41.8% rising
14 Bulgaria 5,087 Million cubic metres 2024 down 5.4% falling
15 Hungary 4,684 Million cubic metres 2024 up 19.4% falling
16 Belgium 4,465 Million cubic metres 2022 down 17.0% falling
17 Montenegro 2,776 Million cubic metres 2024 flat
18 Sweden 2,484 Million cubic metres 2020 down 11.6% falling
19 Georgia 2,252 Million cubic metres 2023 up 6.4% rising
20 Switzerland 2,005 Million cubic metres 2012 down 21.7% falling
21 Czechia 1,254 Million cubic metres 2024 down 24.0% falling
22 Slovenia 954.4 Million cubic metres 2024 down 2.4% flat
23 Denmark 814.96 Million cubic metres 2024 down 19.5% flat
24 Albania 806.41 Million cubic metres 2024 down 26.2% falling
25 Ireland 757 Million cubic metres 2009 down 35.6% falling
26 Croatia 751.86 Million cubic metres 2024 up 29.7% rising
27 Estonia 650.33 Million cubic metres 2024 down 62.3% falling
28 Slovakia 617.3 Million cubic metres 2024 up 10.4% falling
29 Lithuania 350.78 Million cubic metres 2024 down 9.7% volatile
30 North Macedonia 337.74 Million cubic metres 2024 down 34.2% volatile
31 Kosovo* 259.5 Million cubic metres 2018 up 10.8% rising
32 Cyprus 206.37 Million cubic metres 2024 down 4.8% rising
33 Latvia 173.35 Million cubic metres 2024 up 3.0% falling
34 Luxembourg 49.24 Million cubic metres 2024 up 7.2% flat
35 Malta 41.42 Million cubic metres 2024 down 12.3% rising

About this data

Indicator
Annual freshwater abstraction by source and sector
Unit
Million cubic metres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 887 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed