Water exploitation index, plus in Spain
Spain: Water exploitation index, plus was 7.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
7.2%
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
9th
of 36 countries
All-time high
12.2%
in 2007
All-time low
6.7%
in 2021
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Spain, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Spain recorded 7.2% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Spain peaked at 12.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2021.
That places Spain 9th 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 | 11.0% | 9.2% | 12.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More environment data for Spain
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 285.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 27.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.37 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 42.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1099 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 12.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Spain?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Spain was 7.2% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2021.
- How does Spain rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Spain ranks 9th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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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