Over a quarter of the world's population faces extremely high levels of baseline water stress due to irrigated agriculture, industry, and municipal withdrawals on the available water supply. Many countries with the highest risk of water stress are in the Middle East, such as Kuwait and Qatar, which both had water stress scores of five out of a possible five in 2020. Singapore is also one of the most water stressed countries in the world due to a lack of natural water resources, and has long relied on supplies from neighboring Malaysia. However, in a bid to become water independent, Singapore has developed an advanced system that turns sewage into clean, drinkable water that can meet 40 percent of demand.
Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country*
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Statistics on Water industry in the UK
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Key figures of the water industry in England & Wales 2021
- Premium Statistic Annual daily water usage per person in the UK 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Revenue of leading water and sewer utilities in the UK FY 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of hours water firms discharged sewage into England waterways 2021
- Basic Statistic Bathing water quality in England 2021, by classification
Companies
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- Premium Statistic Customer satisfaction scores of UK water companies 2021
- Premium Statistic Drinking water supplied by water companies in the United Kingdom FY 2022, by company
- Premium Statistic Liters of sewage treated daily by water utilities in the UK FY 2022, by company
- Premium Statistic Water company funding in England and Wales 2020-2025, by company
- Premium Statistic Water company investment packages in the United Kingdom 2021
- Basic Statistic Water collection, treatment & supply sector enterprises in the UK 2022, by turnover
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Average water usage per person per day in England and Wales 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Daily metered and un-metered water usage per person in England and Wales FY 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Average daily household water use per person in England & Wales FY 2021, by company
- Premium Statistic Average daily metered water use per person in England & Wales 2021, by company
- Premium Statistic Household appliance water consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020
Expenditure
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- Premium Statistic Average household water and sewerage bill in the United Kingdom 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic Average household water & sewerage bill in in England and Wales 2020-2023, by company
- Premium Statistic Average household sewerage bill in England and Wales 2020-2023, by selected company
- Premium Statistic Average household water bill in England and Wales 2020-2023, by selected company
- Premium Statistic Water bill struggles in England and Wales 2022
Environmental impacts
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- Premium Statistic Biggest causes of river pollution in England and Wales 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of times water firms discharged raw sewage into England waterways 2021
- Premium Statistic CO2 emissions of water collection, treatment and supply in the UK 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of pollution incidents caused by water firms in the UK 2019-2021, by company
- Premium Statistic Projected climate change impacts in England 2050
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IEP. (September 10, 2020). Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/
IEP. "Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country*." Chart. September 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/
IEP. (2020). Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/
IEP. "Baseline Water Stress Score Worldwide in 2020, by Select Country*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/
IEP, Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Baseline water stress score worldwide in 2020, by select country* [Graph], IEP, September 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1097524/water-stress-levels-by-country/