Water exploitation index, plus in Germany
Germany: Water exploitation index, plus was 4.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.0%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
14th
of 36 countries
All-time high
4.6%
in 2006
All-time low
3.8%
in 2013
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Germany, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 4.0% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Germany peaked at 4.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2013.
That places Germany 14th 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 | 4.3% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Germany?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Germany was 4.0% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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