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Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Direct source Direct sourceBibliographic citation: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Environmental Statistics (2020 Edition). UK Data Service.
Data source(s) used Data source(s) usedData for EU countries, England and Wales, Iceland, Switzerland and Turkey is provisional. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD
Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updated1st April 2021
Other data characteristics Other data characteristicsAustralia) The approximate share of non-freshwater sources used in Australia is minimal (generally less than 1%). Break in series in 2015: change in methodology, e.g. estimates on self- and other supply by private households are no longer available due to data availability/quality issues. The old time series have been kept for these two data items from 2014-15 to 2016-17, but they have not been included in the total estimates.
Belgium) "Public water supply" and "self and other water supply" exclude construction.
Canada) 2005 data: Estimates based on Statistics Canada, Industrial Water Use 2005. Services: data refer to the overall domestic sector. Mining excludes sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals. For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately. Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing, leather and allied product manufacturing, printing and related support activities and furniture and related product manufacturing. The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year. For 2005, tidewater is included in surface water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately
Chile) For the years 2008 and 2010, the values of rural drinking water abstraction are added to the total "Public water supply" and "Private households".
Colombia) 2018 data is preliminary.
Czech Republic) Break in series in 2014 due to a change in data source. Losses during transport refer only to the public system. Self and other supply refers only to self-supply. Public water supply for some sectors is estimated based on past shares in total supply.
Germany) Import and export refer to the public sector only. The sum of public water supply and self and other supply does not represent the total water used, because water purchased from other enterprises (that are not public water suppliers) is not included in the definition.
France) Cooling in electricity production: power plants by the seaside using marine water are excluded. The small difference between the total of non-fresh water sources and the sum of the sub-items is mainly due to salt marshes that are attributed to the quarrying and mining industry (not reported here).
Greece) Break in series in 2016 due to a methodological change in calculating abstractions of surface water and self-supply in agriculture.
Hungary) Leakage losses refer only to the public sector.
Israel) Self supply is marginal and is included in public water supply. Private households include municipal water supply for all purposes.
Italy) Water losses during use calculated only for the public water supply as difference between water input into the network and water supplied to end users. Data for "services" include construction.
Japan) Public water supply includes self-supply and other supply; and the total does not include supplies for fish farming, snow removal, production and distribution of electricity or construction. Services: data refer to the overall domestic sector.
Latvia) Data are collected through a permit-based reporting system. Data is checked and validated but eventually published as reported, which can sometimes cause unexplained large fluctuations.
Mexico) Exports represent the volume of water that Mexico must deliver to the United States of America on the Bravo river according to the "Treaty of Waters" of 1944. The treaty includes the delivery of water from the Colorado River to Mexico.
Netherlands) Losses during transport, total: data only for Public Water Supply; it includes leakage from the use of tapwater that cannot be traced to individual users.
Poland) The large increase in use for construction in 2005-06 is due to large EU-funded infrastructure projects following Poland's joining of the EU
Turkey) Self and other supply for the industrial sector excludes construction.
Costa Rica) Data on losses are only estimated for 2016 and 2017 and for ISIC 36. Public water supply, services refers to ISIC codes 05-33,33,38,39,41-96. Self and other supply, services, includes data on commercial, tourism and other uses.
Periodicity PeriodicityAnnual
Data for EU countries, England and Wales, Iceland, Switzerland and Turkey is provisional. Data for non-OECD countries is sourced from UNSD
Bibliographic citation: Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development: Environmental Statistics (2020 Edition). UK Data Service.
Annual
1st April 2021
Australia) The approximate share of non-freshwater sources used in Australia is minimal (generally less than 1%). Break in series in 2015: change in methodology, e.g. estimates on self- and other supply by private households are no longer available due to data availability/quality issues. The old time series have been kept for these two data items from 2014-15 to 2016-17, but they have not been included in the total estimates.
Belgium) "Public water supply" and "self and other water supply" exclude construction.
Canada) 2005 data: Estimates based on Statistics Canada, Industrial Water Use 2005. Services: data refer to the overall domestic sector. Mining excludes sand, gravel, clay, and ceramic and refractory minerals. For 2005, computer and electronic product manufacturing and electrical equipment, appliance and component manufacturing are included in the other manufacturing industries category. As of 2007, they appear separately. Other manufacturing industries combines the following industry groups 3-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): clothing manufacturing, leather and allied product manufacturing, printing and related support activities and furniture and related product manufacturing. The industry groups included in other manufacturing industries may vary from year to year. For 2005, tidewater is included in surface water bodies and other points of discharge. As of 2007, it appears separately
Chile) For the years 2008 and 2010, the values of rural drinking water abstraction are added to the total "Public water supply" and "Private households".
Colombia) 2018 data is preliminary.
Czech Republic) Break in series in 2014 due to a change in data source. Losses during transport refer only to the public system. Self and other supply refers only to self-supply. Public water supply for some sectors is estimated based on past shares in total supply.
Germany) Import and export refer to the public sector only. The sum of public water supply and self and other supply does not represent the total water used, because water purchased from other enterprises (that are not public water suppliers) is not included in the definition.
France) Cooling in electricity production: power plants by the seaside using marine water are excluded. The small difference between the total of non-fresh water sources and the sum of the sub-items is mainly due to salt marshes that are attributed to the quarrying and mining industry (not reported here).
Greece) Break in series in 2016 due to a methodological change in calculating abstractions of surface water and self-supply in agriculture.
Hungary) Leakage losses refer only to the public sector.
Israel) Self supply is marginal and is included in public water supply. Private households include municipal water supply for all purposes.
Italy) Water losses during use calculated only for the public water supply as difference between water input into the network and water supplied to end users. Data for "services" include construction.
Japan) Public water supply includes self-supply and other supply; and the total does not include supplies for fish farming, snow removal, production and distribution of electricity or construction. Services: data refer to the overall domestic sector.
Latvia) Data are collected through a permit-based reporting system. Data is checked and validated but eventually published as reported, which can sometimes cause unexplained large fluctuations.
Mexico) Exports represent the volume of water that Mexico must deliver to the United States of America on the Bravo river according to the "Treaty of Waters" of 1944. The treaty includes the delivery of water from the Colorado River to Mexico.
Netherlands) Losses during transport, total: data only for Public Water Supply; it includes leakage from the use of tapwater that cannot be traced to individual users.
Poland) The large increase in use for construction in 2005-06 is due to large EU-funded infrastructure projects following Poland's joining of the EU
Turkey) Self and other supply for the industrial sector excludes construction.
Costa Rica) Data on losses are only estimated for 2016 and 2017 and for ISIC 36. Public water supply, services refers to ISIC codes 05-33,33,38,39,41-96. Self and other supply, services, includes data on commercial, tourism and other uses.