Water abstraction by sources - total for the country, by Statistical Region and River Basin District

Water abstraction by sources - total for the country, by Statistical Region and River Basin District

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    WATER ABSTRACTION, TOTAL FOR THE COUNTRY
    (Mln.m3/year)
    Bulgaria NACE Rev.2 2023
    Total gross fresh water abstraction1   5 336.073
    Fresh surface water   4 789.591
    Fresh groundwater   546.481
    Fresh Water returned without use2   10.833
    Net fresh water abstraction3   5 325.240
    Non fresh water abstraction   0.926
    Water abstraction by source and by activity    
    Total gross fresh water abstraction   5 336.073
    Public water supply   805.861
    Agriculture, forestry and fishing (01 - 03) 831.472
    Industry (05 - 43) 3 673.070
    Services (45 - 96) 25.670
    Surface water sources   4 789.591
    Public water supply   372.307
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing (01 - 03) 812.111
    Industry (05 - 43) 3 595.434
    Services (45 - 96) 9.740
    Groundwater sources   546.481
    Public water supply   433.554
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing (01 - 03) 19.360
    Industry (05 - 43) 77.637
    Services (45 - 96) 15.930
    Non fresh water abstraction   0.926
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing (01 - 03) 0.000
    Industry (05 - 43) 0.890
    Services (45 - 96) 0.036
    Water abstraction for purposes of hydropower generation   18 147.408
    Water losses, total4   828.536

    1 Abstracted water is calculated as a sum of water abstracted for water supply and self-supply of enterprises (without water for hydropower generation). Source of data is an exhaustive survey on water supply (irrigation systems and public water supply /PWS/) and self-supply - a partial statistical survey covering the bigger water users (with more than 36 thousand m3 of water annually). Self-supply of the households is not included.
    2 Water returned without use is the water abstracted from any source and discharged back into it without use (primarily at mining and quarrying, and construction activities).
    3 Net fresh water abstraction is the difference between the gross abstraction and returned water.
    4 Water losses, total include physical losses during the transport of water in Public water supply network and irrigation systems (leakages, filtration, evaporation), unauthorized consumption, measurement errors etc.
    WATER ABSTRACTION BY STATISTICAL REGION
    (Mln.m3/year)
    Statistical region (NUTS 2) 2023
    Severozapaden  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 2 796.576
    Fresh surface water 2 731.250
    Fresh groundwater 65.325
    Water losses, total1 59.194
    Severen tsentralen  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 137.705
    Fresh surface water 74.212
    Fresh groundwater 63.493
    Water losses, total1 52.792
    Severoiztochen  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 182.339
    Fresh surface water 97.042
    Fresh groundwater 85.297
    Water losses, total1 118.467
    Yugoiztochen  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 1 194.938
    Fresh surface water 1 112.660
    Fresh groundwater 82.278
    Water losses, total1 194.474
    Yugozapaden  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 334.470
    Fresh surface water 274.081
    Fresh groundwater 60.389
    Water losses, total1 131.185
    Yuzhen tsentralen  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 690.045
    Fresh surface water 500.346
    Fresh groundwater 189.699
    Water losses, total1 272.424

    1 Water losses, total include physical losses during the transport of water in Public water supply network and irrigation systems (leakages, filtration, evaporation), unauthorized consumption, measurement errors etc. Regional data are estimated using regionalizing factor "Water supplied".
    WATER ABSTRACTION BY RIVER BASIN DISTRICT (RBD)
    (Mln.m3/year)
    River Basin District 2023
    Danube  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 3 164.043
    Fresh surface water 2 986.038
    Fresh groundwater 178.005
    Water losses, total1 201.523
    Black sea  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 258.366
    Fresh surface water 196.138
    Fresh groundwater 62.228
    Water losses, total1 123.207
    East Aegeon  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 1 793.963
    Fresh surface water 1 525.523
    Fresh groundwater 268.441
    Water losses, total1 449.946
    West Aegean  
    Total gross fresh water abstraction 119.700
    Fresh surface water 81.893
    Fresh groundwater 37.807
    Water losses, total1 53.860

    1 Water losses, total include physical losses during the transport of water in Public water supply network and irrigation systems (leakages, filtration, evaporation), unauthorized consumption, measurement errors etc. Regional data are estimated using regionalizing factor "Water supplied"
    21.05.2025
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