Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+) by country
Countries reporting
44
Highest
72.2%
Cyprus
Lowest
0.1%
Iceland
Median
1.7%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
944
What the numbers show
Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+) is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 72.2% in Cyprus; the lowest is 0.1% in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.7%, and the mean is 6.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 481.
Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 322.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 53.8%).
Water exploitation index, plus: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyprus | 72.2% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Kosovo* | 51.6% | 2022 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 3 | Malta | 33.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 4 | Romania | 27.9% | 2023 | up 53.6% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 12.7% | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 6 | Greece | 12.5% | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 11.9% | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 8.3% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 9 | Spain | 7.2% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 10 | Poland | 5.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 10 | Poland | 5.7% | 2023 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 12 | Denmark | 4.5% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 13 | Belgium | 4.3% | 2023 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 14 | North Macedonia | 4.2% | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 4.0% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 16 | France | 3.5% | 2023 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 3.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 19 | Czechia | 2.5% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.5% | 2023 | up 322.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 2.1% | 2023 | up 289.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 1.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 23 | Estonia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 23 | Estonia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 25 | Albania | 1.2% | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 26 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 1.1% | 2023 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.0% | 2023 | up 9.6% | falling |
| 29 | Ireland | 1.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Switzerland | 0.7% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Finland | 0.6% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 0.3% | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 41 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 46.2% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 0.2% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 0.1% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.