Water exploitation index, plus in France
France: Water exploitation index, plus was 3.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 36 countries
All-time high
4.9%
in 2006
All-time low
2.7%
in 2016
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in France, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
France recorded 3.5% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in France peaked at 4.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2016.
That places France 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 12 Belgium 4.3% compare
- 13 North Macedonia 4.2% compare
- 14 Germany 4.0% compare
- 16 Netherlands 3.0% compare
- 17 Czechia 2.5% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in France?
- Water exploitation index, plus in France was 3.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 4.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2016.
- How does France rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- France ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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