Water exploitation index, plus in Denmark
Denmark: Water exploitation index, plus was 4.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
11th
of 36 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2021
All-time low
3.9%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Denmark, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 4.5% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Denmark peaked at 5.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2007.
That places Denmark 11th 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 | 4.1% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Denmark?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Denmark was 4.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2007.
- How does Denmark rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Denmark ranks 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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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