Water use by agriculture

SOER 2010 Key fact (Deprecated) Published 29 Mar 2012

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Topics: Agriculture Water and marine environment

Across the European Union, agriculture uses about a quarter of water diverted from the natural environment, though this can be up to 80% in southern Europe.

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For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/media/newsreleases/europe-needs-to-use-water/key-facts/water-use-by-agriculture or scan the QR code.

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