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Water abstractions

Data up to 2006 for England and Wales are presented in the national indicator

Cubic metres of water abstracted per capita, 2004 or latest year

UK and selected countries

Water abstractions

  • Of the 13 compared countries, UK water abstraction of 250 cubic metres per person was the second lowest in 2004.
  • In the United States abstraction per person was 1,730 cubic metres, the highest of the 13 compared countries.
  • OECD countries as a whole abstracted 890 cubic metres of water person in 2002.
  • Data up to 2006 for England and Wales are presented in the national indicator

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Updated: 31 July 2008