Municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus
Cyprus: Municipal water withdrawal was 84.10 million billion m³ per year in 2015. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus, 1975–2015
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
In 2015, municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus stood at 84.10 million billion m³ per year. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus peaked at 84.10 million billion m³ per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1975.
Cyprus ranks 31st of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.00 million billion m³ per year | 25.00 million billion m³ per year | 25.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1980s | 41.00 million billion m³ per year | 37.00 million billion m³ per year | 45.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 1990s | 52.50 million billion m³ per year | 50.00 million billion m³ per year | 55.00 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.85 million billion m³ per year | 46.10 million billion m³ per year | 65.60 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
| 2010s | 81.45 million billion m³ per year | 78.80 million billion m³ per year | 84.10 million billion m³ per year | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Cyprus was 84.10 million billion m³ per year in 2015, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 84.10 million billion m³ per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Cyprus ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2015.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus data come from?
- The figures come from FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total water withdrawal for municipal (domestic) purposes, measured in cubic metres (m³) per year. Municipal water is the annual quantity of water withdrawn primarily for the direct use by the population.