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LF311 - Water Consumption (LUISA Platform REF2014)

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The indicator Water consumption is the result of the water use model which allocates sectorial statistical data on freshwater consumption. The level of detail of this indicator is per NUTS0 and NUTS2.

Additional publications:

1. Sarah Mubareka, Joachim Maes, Carlo Lavalle, Ad de Roo. "Estimation of water requirements by livestock in Europe". Ecosystem Services, Volume 4, June 2013, Pages 139-145, ISSN 2212-0416, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2013.03.001.

(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221204161300017X)

2. Vandecasteele, I., Bianchi, A., Mubareka, S., De Roo, A., Burek, P., Bouraoui, F., Lavalle, C., Batelaan, O."Mapping of current and projected Pan-European water withdrawals". UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference, proceedings, 9-12 April 2013. http://www.slideshare.net/GRFDavos/ine-vandecasteele-mapping-of-current-and-projected-paneuropean-water-withdrawals

Contributors

Carlo Lavalle; Ine Vandecasteele; Ines Mari Rivero

How to cite

Mari Rivero, Ines; Vandecasteele, Ine; Lavalle, Carlo (2026): LF311 - Water Consumption (LUISA Platform REF2014). European Commission, Joint Research Centre [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.VEQ57R8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-luisa-lf311-water-consumption-ref-2014

Keywords

EU BlueprintEU Reference Scenario 2014EU Water Framework DirectiveFAO AQUASTATGEM-E3Irrigation mapsLUISANUTSNUTS0NUTS2POLESPressureTESI

Data access

LF311 - Water Consumption (Europe)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The compressed zip file contains the projected water consumption maps from 2010 to 2050. The data is stored in .csv format.

LF311 - Water Consumption (Danube)
CSV

CSV – comma-separated values – files store tabular data (numbers and text) in plain text. Each line of the file is a data record. Each record consists of one or more fields, separated by commas.
Downloadable file

A downloadable file for the dataset.

Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • The compressed zip file contains the projected water consumption maps for the Danube region, from 2010 to 2050. The data is stored in .csv format.

Other resources

Land-Use-based Integrated Sustainability Assessment’ modelling platform (LUISA)
HTML

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Use conditions
European Commission reuse notice

According to the European Commission reuse notice, reuse is authorised, provided the source is acknowledged. The reuse policy of the European Commission is implemented by the Decision of 12 December 2011. The general principle of reuse can be subject to conditions which may be specified in individual copyright notices. Therefore users are advised to refer to the copyright notices of the individual websites maintained under Europa and of the individual documents. Reuse is not applicable to documents subject to intellectual property rights of third parties.

Access conditions
No limitations

Anybody can directly and anonymously access the data, without being required to register or authenticate.

  • LUISA webpage (European Commission - JRC Science Hub)

Publications

Publication
Mapping Current and Future European Public Water Withdrawals and Consumption
Vandecasteele I, Bianchi A, Batista E Silva F, Lavalle C, Batelaan O. Mapping Current and Future European Public Water Withdrawals and Consumption. HYDROLOGY AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES 18; 2014. p. 407–416. JRC80271
COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH, GOTTINGEN, GERMANY
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  • In Europe, public water withdrawals make up on average 30%, and in some cases up to 60% of total water withdrawals. These withdrawals are becoming increasingly important with growing population density, hence there is a need to understand the spatial and temporal trends involved. Pan-European public withdrawals and consumption is mapped for 2006 and forecasted for 2030. Both population and tourism density are assumed to be driving factors for withdrawals. Detailed population density maps and monthly regional tourism data are used in combination with high resolution (100 m) land use maps to disaggregate available public withdrawal statistics. Withdrawals are assigned to the appropriate urban land use classes, such that withdrawals can be forecasted based on projected land use, population and tourism trends. Our results show that although there are large variations from region to region, in general public water withdrawals will increase significantly over the period 2006 to 2030. The European average increase is 16%, with a maximal increase of 53% in Ireland. The model was validated using actual regional withdrawal statistics from France for 2006. The model gave a Total Absolute Error (TAE) of 13.3%. The error was proven to be lower by taking tourism density into account in addition to the population density when calculating withdrawals.

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2010-01-01 2050-12-31

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
JRC-KCTP (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
annual

The event occurs once a year.

Language(s)
English

English is a member of the West Germanic group of the Germanic languages. It is an official language of almost 60 sovereign states and is now a global lingua franca.It is the third-most-common native language in the world and it is widely learned as a second language.

Data theme(s)
Environment

dataset theme covering the domain of environment, defined as the interaction of all living species, climate, weather, and natural resources that impact human survival and economic activity
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Geographical name(s)
European Union
Issued date
2015-04-22
Created date
14 Dec 2018 10:43
Modified date
17 Jan 2024 13:29
Landing page
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/luisa 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-luisa-lf311-water-consumption-ref-2014
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