Water Exploitation Index

WW-R-1: Water use index

The picture shows a hand on the handle of a tap, with a weak water jet pouring into a wash-hand basin.

2023 Monitoring Report on the German Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change

last update on 28.11.2023

Indicator: Using water resources

A graph shows the water exploitation index for the years 1991 to 2022. Values are available for every three or four years. The index fell almost constantly and has been below the critical value of 20 percent since 2007. This presentation is based on the long-term potential water supply of 176 billion m³.

last update on 07.05.2025

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