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See all EU institutions and bodiesThis dataset presents the seasonal Water Exploitation Index Plus (WEI+) for European river basin districts. It illustrates the water consumption pressure on renewable water resources at the river basin level during the seasons of a given year as a consequence of water use for human activities. Values above 20% indicate that water resources are under stress, while values above 40%
Datasets
Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) at river basin level, 2023Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)SHP
Published: 29 Jan 2026
Temporal coverage: 2000-2023
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Eurostat Indicator (sdg_06_60)
Superseded or restricted datasets
Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) at the river basin scale, 2023GDBSuperseded
Published: 26 Jan 2026
Temporal coverage: 2015-2023