Destination of treated waste water
Scope
Water
Action line
Water circularity
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
National
Correlation with other sets of indicators
Description
Wastewater undergoes a series of operations at treatment plants so it can be reused or returned to nature under appropriate quality conditions. This indicator provides information about the destinations of waste water, distinguishing between: sea, watercourse, reused water, soil infiltrations, others.
Calculation method
$$\frac{\textit{Volume of waste water (by destination)}}{\textit{Total volume of waste water}} \cdot 100$$
Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
Periodicity
Biennal
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
By destination (to the sea, to a watercourse, reused water, soil infiltrations, others)
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