Municipal water withdrawal in Greece
Greece: Municipal water withdrawal was 1.29 billion billion m³ per year in 2010. ▲ Rising
Municipal water withdrawal in Greece, 1975–2010
Source: FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in billion m³ per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for municipal water withdrawal in Greece is 1.29 billion billion m³ per year, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Greece peaked at 1.29 billion billion m³ per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 585.00 million billion m³ per year, in 1975.
Greece ranks 11th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 585.00 million billion m³ per year | 585.00 million billion m³ per year | 585.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1980s | 656.00 million billion m³ per year | 656.00 million billion m³ per year | 656.00 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 1990s | 861.40 million billion m³ per year | 861.40 million billion m³ per year | 861.40 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 846.20 million billion m³ per year | 846.20 million billion m³ per year | 846.20 million billion m³ per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion billion m³ per year | 1.29 billion billion m³ per year | 1.29 billion billion m³ per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 8 France 5.48 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 9 Spain 5.31 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 10 Iraq 4.30 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.22 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 13 Sweden 1.02 billion billion m³ per year compare
- 14 Romania 980.00 million billion m³ per year compare
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is municipal water withdrawal in Greece?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Greece was 1.29 billion billion m³ per year in 2010, according to FAO (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 billion billion m³ per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 585.00 million billion m³ per year in 1975.
- How does Greece rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Greece ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2010.
- Is municipal water withdrawal rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.