Water exploitation index, plus in Sweden
Sweden: Water exploitation index, plus was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
33rd
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2005
All-time low
0.3%
in 2023
Years of data
21
2003–2023
Water exploitation index, plus in Sweden, 2003–2023
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.3% for water exploitation index, plus in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water exploitation index, plus in Sweden peaked at 0.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2023.
That places Sweden 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 52.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.97 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2101 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0287 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is water exploitation index, plus in Sweden?
- Water exploitation index, plus in Sweden was 0.3% in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest water exploitation index, plus recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2023.
- How does Sweden rank for water exploitation index, plus?
- Sweden ranks 33rd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water exploitation index, plus rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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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