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Database research record2025·Europe

Is water scarce in the EU?

Eurostat

Eurostat

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Published around World Water Day, this Eurostat article reports the EU's overall water exploitation index plus (WEI+) reached 5.8% in 2022, the highest since data collection began and up 0.9 percentage points from 2000. Cyprus stood at an unsustainable 71.0% and Malta at 34.1%, with values above 20% generally considered a sign of water scarcity and above 40% severe water scarcity.

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  • 5.8 %↑ Increase

    wei plus eu average(water scarcity)

    WaterControl: 2000 vs 2022 (+0.9pp)
    region
    EU
    year
    2022
  • 71 %

    wei plus cyprus(water scarcity)

    Water
    region
    Cyprus
    year
    2022
  • 34.1 %

    wei plus malta(water scarcity)

    Water
    region
    Malta
    year
    2022
  • 40 %

    severe scarcity threshold(water scarcity)

    Water

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