Water exploitation index, plus in Austria
Austria: Water exploitation index, plus was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.9%
Change on year
up 16.8%
World rank
20th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2.0%
in 2018
All-time low
1.4%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Austria, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Austria recorded 1.9% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Austria peaked at 2.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2003.
That places Austria 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More environment data for Austria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.6402 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.7642 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0656 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0853 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0219 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Austria?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Austria was 1.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2003.
- How does Austria rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Austria ranks 20th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Water exploitation index, plus (WEI+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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