Water exploitation index, plus in Hungary
Hungary: Water exploitation index, plus was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Water exploitation index, plus in Hungary, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Hungary recorded 1.1% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Hungary peaked at 2.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2020.
That places Hungary 27th out of 44 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.
Water exploitation index, plus in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.6% | — |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 56% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.0%, 53% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water exploitation index, plus in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -34.8% | 1.6% | 1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8159 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4968 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Hungary?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Hungary was 1.1% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Hungary ranks 27th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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