Variable: Water stress: freshwater withdrawal, proportion of available freshwater

QoG Code: (as_ws)


Dataset: Aquastat

Description:

The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental flow requirements. Main sectors include agriculture, forestry and fishing, manufacturing, electricity industry, and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.

Type of variable: Continuous



Categories:

Environment


Find this variable in:

Environmental Indicators - 2021 Original Dataset

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