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Water productivity

Last update of indicator16.12.2021

Indicator definition

Water productivity is expressed as the ratio between the gross domestic product in constant  prices and total abstractions of surface and ground water. 

Units

Index 2000 = 100

Metadata

Key messages

In view of green growth, it is important to quantify the relationship of economic activities to the use of water and their environmental impacts.
Water abstractions in the SR show a progressive falling trend in all user groups.  Total reduction in water abstraction (both surface and ground water) in 2000 - 2020 was by 49.1 % despite a slight growth in 2012. Gross domestic product (in constant prices 15) increased by 103.9 %. In terms of bifurcation of the environment load curves (water abstraction) and the economic performance (GDP), we can witness an "absolute" decoupling.  Water productivity in 2000 - 2020 increased by 315.54 %, although in 2012 it dropped by 49.2 % when compared to 2011. 

Summary assessment

International comparison

The OECD Green Growth database contains selected indicators for monitoring progress towards green growth to support policy making and inform the public at large. The database provides a synthesis of data and indicators available across a wide range of domains. The sources of the underlying data used to populate the Green Growth Indicators, as presented here, include a range of OECD databases and, in some cases, external data sources. The database covers OECD member countries, accession countries and selected non-OECD countries (including the BRIICS economies - Brazil, Russian Federation, India, Indonesia, China and South Africa).


OECD Green Growth Indicators Database

Contact

Ing. Ľubica Koreňová, SAŽP, lubica.korenova@sazp.sk

Methodology:

Selection and methodology of indicator’s assessment is based on the set of indicators proposed by the OECD and addressed by the report: "Green Growth: Monitoring progress towards green growth“. Data relating to the national situation are usually presented in the period between 2000 and 2012. Basic time sequence is changed in those cases when the data are not accessible or when their comparison is not possible due to differing approaches in their collection, assessment, changes in methodology, classification, etc.  Summary assessment of indicator’s trend from the green growth perspective is based on a subjective evaluation of the responsible assessor due to the fact that the strategy is not officially implemented in the Slovak Republic and therefore specific objectives have not been defined.  Naturally, this assessment builds on the analysis of the past trends, as well as their anticipated direction in view of the measures adopted as to date.
Selected indicators characterize Slovakia's initial position as seen from the perspective of the green growth and were to be used as a measuring tool before further steps are taken in the process of implementation of this strategy and for a complex assessment of the future trend of the Slovak economy.  Present set of green growth indicators comprises 32 individual indicators that are relevant in Slovakia's conditions. Four of them are national indicators that describe voluntary instruments of the environmental strategy.
 

Data sources:

Data used in this document come from the official national or international sources and databases.  Assessed trend was reviewed and discussed with the state administration specialists (individual departments of the ministries of Environment, Economy, Labour and Social Affairs and Family, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development) and their professional organisations (Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, State Geological Institute of Dionýz Štúr, Slovak Environmnet Agency, State Nature Consservancy, Institute for Financial Policy) and also the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic whose databases furnish most of the information.
 

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