Uses of the reused water
Scope
Water
Action line
Water circularity
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
National
Correlation with other sets of indicators
Description
The indicator shows the uses of wastewater, which, after undergoing a series of treatment operations to modify its characteristics, can be reused as a resource. The types of use considered for this water include agriculture, industry, gardens and leisure sport areas, sewerage cleaning and streets sweeping, and other uses.
Calculation method
$$\frac{\textit{Volume of reused water (by type of use)}}{\textit{Total volume of reused water}} \cdot 100$$
Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
Periodicity
Biennal
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
By type of use (agriculture, industry, gardens and leisure sport areas, sewerage cleaning and streets sweeping, other uses)
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Surveys on Water Supply and Sewerage (ISO code: 30077)
Responsible institution
Link to Eurostat metadata
Date of the last metadata update
05/06/2025
Observations