Water use; industry and total private households

This table presents the water accounts, being part of the environmental accounts compiled by Statistics Netherlands annually. This Water Accounting table includes the (physical) water use by the Dutch economy. A distinction is made between the use of tap water, use and abstraction (withdrawal) of groundwater and of surface water. The water used is allocated to the industries and households. Alternatively, tables selections can be made that show break down by economic activity (including households), by water type and annual use. Values are shown in million cubic meters (mln m³). With tap water a distinction is made between tap water of drinking water quality and industrial water. Industrial water is tap water with a less quality than drinking water, or sometimes with a better quality, like demineralised water. This industrial water is mainly used by the industry and electricity producers. Groundwater is divided into groundwater for cooling and for other use. Besides, a distinction is made between fresh surface water and seawater. The data are derived from a various set of sources, more about those sources can be found in chapter 4. Data in the environmental accounts directly correspond to the economic data in the national accounts, that allows assessment of the impact of the economic activities of the Netherlands for the use of water tasks from the natural environment in quantitative terms. From the water accounts bills, environmental indicators can be derived. As an example the water use intensity for the different types can be determined for the Netherlands as a whole or for the break down by industry. Data available from: 2003 Status of the figures: The data for the respective years in the full time series in this table are final and the last three years are provisional. The entire time series from 2003 onwards, if necessary, is to be adjusted annually to reflect the updated source information. Changes as of March 22, 2022: There has been an update of the numbers. Changes as of October 1, 2021: Two improvements have been implemented. The total tap water and the use of drinking water have been updated for private households and economic activities for 2017-2019. Also, the use of groundwater for cooling have been updated from points (.) to figures for economic activity E, with corresponding update of total use of groundwater for 2017-2019. Changes as of June 18, 2021: For the whole time series, 2003-2019, surface water use is now divided in fresh and non-fresh (seawater) surface water use. Besides, the use of industrial water is added to the time series from the annual environmental reports (AER). Furthermore, the display of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes has changed. Some aggregations (10-12, 13-15, 31-32 and 37-39) are now shown in more detail and some details, the three digits SICS in industry, are left out. When will new figures be published? New figures will be published annually by March/April. The next publication will be in March/April 2023.