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See all EU institutions and bodiesThis entry presents the seasonal Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) for European countries. It aims to illustrate pressure on renewable water resources at country level, river basin level, and sub units level during a given period (i.e. seasonal) as a consequence of water use for human activities. Values above 20 % indicate that water resources are under stress, and above
Datasets
Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) at sub unit level, 2023SHPMicrosoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
Published: 29 Jan 2026
Temporal coverage: 2000-2023
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)
Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) at European country scale, 2023SHPMicrosoft Excel (.xls, .xlsx)
Published: 29 Jan 2026
Temporal coverage: 2000-2023
Superseded or restricted datasets
Water Exploitation Index plus (WEI+) at the river basin scale, 2023GDBSuperseded
Published: 26 Jan 2026
Temporal coverage: 2015-2023