Water exploitation index, plus in Greece
Greece: Water exploitation index, plus was 12.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
12.5%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
15.0%
in 2003
All-time low
9.7%
in 2015
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Greece, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.5% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Greece peaked at 15.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2015.
That places Greece 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.3% | 10.9% | 15.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 9.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.4% | 12.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More environment data for Greece
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 71.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.87 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2813 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.84 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0079 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0201 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0591 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Greece?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Greece was 12.5% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2015.
- How does Greece rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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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