Data on water abstraction

Water withdrawal 2022

Data sets

More information

The data on water abstractions are published every three years by the Federal Statistical Office on the basis of data from the Federal States. The breakdown by state and mining sector is provided by the Federal Statistical Office on request.

The information on the amount of water abstraction fees per Federal State in million euros is published by the Association of Municipal Enterprises and is based on the items set in the respective state budgets.

Data on water management in Germany can be obtained from the Federal Statistical Office.

Sources

Federal Statistical Office – Destatis: Statistical report – Survey of non-public water supply and wastewater disposal – 2022

The breakdowns shown in the graph were provided by the Federal Statistical Office on request.

Association of municipal enterprises (VKU): Comparison of water abstraction charges in the Federal States