Water exploitation index, plus in Italy
Italy: Water exploitation index, plus was 11.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
11.9%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
7th
of 36 countries
All-time high
11.9%
in 2023
All-time low
7.2%
in 2011
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Italy, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2023, water exploitation index, plus in Italy stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Italy peaked at 11.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2011.
That places Italy 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 9.4% | 11.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Italy?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Italy was 11.9% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2011.
- How does Italy rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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