Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece
Greece: Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals was 16.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece, 1975–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total freshwater withdrawal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece is 16.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece peaked at 16.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 101st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total freshwater withdrawal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.7% | — |
| 1976 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 1989 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 9.0% | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 9.7% | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 8.9% | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 9.0% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 12.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece?
- Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals in Greece was 16.7% in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals?
- Greece ranks 101st out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
- Is municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, FAO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water as a share of total water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Municipal (domestic) water withdrawals as a percentage of total water withdrawals (which is the sum of water used for agriculture, industry, and municipal purposes).