Water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands
Netherlands: Water exploitation index, plus was 3.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
16th
of 36 countries
All-time high
3.4%
in 2006
All-time low
2.1%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands is 3.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands peaked at 3.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2003.
Netherlands ranks 16th of 36 countries on this measure, 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 | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 13 North Macedonia 4.2% compare
- 14 Germany 4.0% compare
- 15 France 3.5% compare
- 17 Czechia 2.5% compare
- 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.5% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 2.1% compare
More environment data for Netherlands
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 145.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 12.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2748 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1323 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0619 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Netherlands was 3.0% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2003.
- How does Netherlands rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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