Impact of economic activity on the environment
Environmental load indicators, including water withdrawal from natural sources and discharge of polluted wastewater, are collected here for analysis of the 2010–2022 period. Each row reflects a specific type of impact on natural resources, allowing for tracking changes in water withdrawal volumes and emissions from stationary sources. Values are presented in billion cubic meters and thousand tonnes, covering the nationwide situation within the framework of annual observations on the state of the environment and its resources
Chart of environmental impact of economic activity from 2010 to 2022: water withdrawal, wastewater discharge, emissions
- Abstraction of water from natural water bodies for use1), billion m³
- Discharge of polluted wastewater1), billion m³
- from stationary sources
- from mobile sources
- Generation of hazardous waste, million tonnes
- Utilized and neutralized hazardous waste, million tonnes
See also
- Incidence in Russia by year long time series by year
- Infant mortality in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of doctors in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospital beds in Russia by year long time series by year
- Number of hospitals in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
Coverage: 6 series, 2010 through 2022, 6 reporting periods. 36 values in total.
Between 2010 and 2022 “Abstraction of water from natural water bodies for use1), billion m³” declined from 69.7 to 56.5 — 18.9%. The lowest value in the series is 54.5 in 2020.
All table numbers are series: 6
| Series | 2010 | 2015 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Забор воды из природных водных объектов для использования1), млрд м3 | 69,70 | 60,80 | 59,90 | 54,50 | 56,10 | 56,50 |
| Сброс загрязненных сточных вод1), млрд м3 | 16,50 | 14,40 | 12,60 | 11,80 | 11,60 | 11,30 |
| от стационарных источников | 19,10 | 17,30 | 17,30 | 17,00 | 17,20 | 17,20 |
| от передвижных источников | 13,20 | 14,00 | 5,40 | 5,30 | 5,10 | 5,00 |
| Образование опасных отходов4), млн т | 114,40 | 110,10 | 100,60 | 98,10 | 117,90 | 104,70 |
| Утилизировано и обезврежено опасных отходов4);5) , млн т | 83,50 | 93,80 | 84,50 | 171,00 | 103,00 | 98,40 |
How to read this table
Rows are categorized by type of environmental impact, enabling comparison between water withdrawal trends and the intensity of wastewater discharge. Comparing indicators between 2010, when water withdrawal was 69.7 billion m3, and 2022, with a value of 56.5 billion m3, shows changes in resource consumption volumes. These series help assess the scale of anthropogenic pressure on water bodies and the atmosphere, highlighting key areas of economic activity affecting the state of the ecosystem over twelve years
What is visible in these numbers
The largest value belongs to “Generation of hazardous waste, million tonnes” — 105; the smallest is “from mobile sources” at 5. The gap between them is 20.9-fold.
The same indicator for other periods
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Period and application
Statistics are updated by Rosstat as part of the annual health statistics yearbook. The information will be useful to ecologists, natural resource researchers, and specialists monitoring industrial environmental impact trends. The data covers the period from 2010 to 2022 and allows for assessing long-term trends in water resource use and pollution levels from stationary sources in Russia
1) По данным Федерального агентства водных ресурсов.
2) С 2015 г. – включая индивидуальных предпринимателей. С 2019 г. – по данным Федеральной службы по надзору в сфере природопользования.
3) По данным Федеральной службы по надзору в сфере природопользования; выбросы от автомобильного и железнодорожного транспорта. С 2019 г. данные о рассчитаны с учетом требований Таможенного Союза и ОЭСР к экологическим классам АТС и качеству и типам топлива.
4) По данным Федеральной службы по надзору в сфере природопользования; отходы производства и потребления с I по IV класс опасности для окружающей среды.
5) До 2015 г. включительно – использовано и обезврежено опасных отходов.
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