Table 5.2 - National water use intensity indicators

Source:

(a) EEA-TF and Eurostat (see Statistical Compendium);
(b) internally generated water resources from Arnell et al (1993);
(c) Bulgarian Ministry of Environment (pers comm)

Country Water use indicator (per cent)
  (1)a (2)b
Belgium 72 91
Bulgaria 6 46 ­ >100c
Lithuania 19 31
Hungary 5 96
Moldova 13 89
The Netherlands 16 136
Portugal 10 26
Romania 9 49
Ukraine 16 48

Note: Indicators are calculated as the country's water abstraction in percentage of

  1. total available resources and
  2. internally generated water resources.