Fresh water use in Belarus and Russia
Comparing water consumption volumes in Belarus and Russia from 2005 to 2023 reveals the general trend in resource use. Table rows are divided into a total for both countries and specific sectors: irrigation and agricultural water supply separately for Russia and Belarus. The indicator is expressed as a percentage of the 2005 level, with 2005 taken as 100, which allows for comparing dynamics without recalculating absolute volumes. The data are annual and cover the nineteen-year period
Chart of freshwater use in Belarus and Russia by year, as a percentage of 2005
- Total
- на орошение и сельскохозяйственное водоснабжение — Беларусь
- на орошение и сельскохозяйственное водоснабжение — Россия
- на производственные нужды (исключая нужды сельскохозяйственного производства) — Беларусь
- на производственные нужды (исключая нужды сельскохозяйственного производства) — Россия
- на хозяйственно-питьевые нужды — Беларусь
- на хозяйственно-питьевые нужды — Россия
Set in numbers
The table holds 7 series, running from 2005 to 2023, 7 reporting periods. 49 values in total.
“Total” ends where it started: 100 in 2005 against 100 in 2023.
All table numbers are series: 7
| Series | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Всего | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 | 100,00 |
| на орошение и сельскохозяйственное водоснабжение — Беларусь | 8,00 | 8,00 | 9,00 | 10,00 | 9,00 | 9,00 | 9,00 |
| на орошение и сельскохозяйственное водоснабжение — Россия | 14,00 | 14,00 | 13,00 | 14,00 | 14,00 | 13,00 | 13,00 |
| на производственные нужды (исключая нужды сельскохозяйственного производства) — Беларусь | 28,00 | 29,00 | 31,00 | 28,00 | 28,00 | 29,00 | 31,00 |
| на производственные нужды (исключая нужды сельскохозяйственного производства) — Россия | 60,00 | 61,00 | 58,00 | 53,00 | 52,00 | 53,00 | 53,00 |
| на хозяйственно-питьевые нужды — Беларусь | 47,00 | 36,00 | 37,00 | 41,00 | 40,00 | 40,00 | 40,00 |
| на хозяйственно-питьевые нужды — Россия | 20,00 | 16,00 | 15,00 | 16,00 | 15,00 | 15,00 | 15,00 |
How to read this table
Differences between rows allow for a comparison of water consumption scales in the two neighboring states. One can track how water use for agricultural needs in Russia changed compared to Belarus, using 2005 as the base year. Since all values are converted to a single index, comparing the indicators of the two countries is easier, even if their absolute water consumption volumes differ significantly
What is visible in these numbers
“Total” leads the table with 100, “на орошение и сельскохозяйственное водоснабжение — Беларусь” closes it with 9. The gap between them is 11.1-fold.
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Period and application
Annual data covers the period from 2005 to 2023. The statistics are published by Rosstat and are suitable for analyzing the environmental situation and assessing the efficiency of water resource use in the agro-industrial sectors of both countries. This information may be useful to ecologists, agricultural specialists, and all those studying natural resources
1) По Беларуси – по данным Министерства природных ресурсов и охраны окружающей среды Республики Беларусь; по России – по данным Федерального агентства водных ресурсов России, за 2023 год - с учетом информации по Донецкой Народной Республике, Луганской Народной Республике, Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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