Water resource use: abstraction, consumption and losses
Annual volumes of water withdrawn from natural sources, freshwater use, and transmission losses across Russia are shown for the 2019–2023 period. Rows are categorized by use type, illustrating the relationship between withdrawal, consumption, and losses, as well as changes in these volumes. Data are provided in billion cubic meters as an annual series covering the entire country without regional or sectoral breakdowns
Trends in water withdrawal, freshwater use, and transmission losses in Russia from 2019 to 2023, billion cubic meters
- Забор воды из природных водных объектов для использования
- Использование свежей воды
- Потери воды при транспортировке
- Оборотное и последовательное использование воды
- в процентах от общего использования воды на производственные нужды
Set in numbers
The table holds 5 series, running from 2019 to 2023, 5 reporting periods. 25 values in total.
Between 2019 and 2023 “Забор воды из природных водных объектов для использования” declined from 59.9 to 58 — 3.2%. The lowest value in the series is 54.5 in 2020.
All table numbers are series: 5
| Series | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Забор воды из природных водных объектов для использования | 59,90 | 54,50 | 56,10 | 56,50 | 58,00 |
| Использование свежей воды | 51,90 | 47,00 | 48,10 | 47,90 | 49,70 |
| Потери воды при транспортировке | 6,90 | 6,60 | 6,70 | 6,80 | 6,90 |
| Оборотное и последовательное использование воды | 144,40 | 141,10 | 145,40 | 145,30 | 148,30 |
| в процентах от общего использования воды на производственные нужды | 84,00 | 85,10 | 85,40 | 85,10 | 84,90 |
How to read this table
The distinction between rows allows for assessing water use efficiency by comparing water withdrawal from natural bodies with actual freshwater consumption and accounting for transmission losses. These three parameters indicate the proportion of withdrawn water that reaches the end consumer. Values can be compared within a single year to observe the loss structure, or across years to track national trends
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Оборотное и последовательное использование воды” — 148; the smallest is “Потери воды при транспортировке” at 6.9. The gap between them is 21.5-fold.
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Period and application
The statistics cover a five-year period from 2019 to 2023 and are published by Rosstat under the environmental protection section. The data is relevant for ecologists, utilities and public services specialists, and those studying rational natural resource management and water resource management in Russia
1) По данным Росводресурсов. Данные за 2023 год с учетом информации по Донецкой Народной Республике, Луганской Народной Республике, Запорожской и Херсонской областям.
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